Passions & Prejudices: Or, Some of My B...
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“For some not to be martyrs is martyrdom indeed.”
Source: Passions & Prejudices: Or, Some of My Best Friends are People
“If a picture is worth a thousand words, please paint me the Gettysburg Address.”
Source: Passions & Prejudices: Or, Some of My Best Friends are People
Source: The Many Worlds of L*e*o R*o*s*t*e*n: Stories, Humor, Social Commentary, Travelogues, Satire, Memoirs, Profiles, and Sundry Entertainments Never Before Published; with a Special Introd., Background Notes, Revelations and Confessions, All Hand-written and Themselves Worth the Price of Admission
“Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.”
Source: Rome wasn't burned in a day: the mischief of language
“First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.”
“Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.”
Source: The Many Worlds of L*e*o R*o*s*t*e*n: Stories, Humor, Social Commentary, Travelogues, Satire, Memoirs, Profiles, and Sundry Entertainments Never Before Published; with a Special Introd., Background Notes, Revelations and Confessions, All Hand-written and Themselves Worth the Price of Admission
“Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.”
“A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.”
“Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.”
Source: Passions & Prejudices: Or, Some of My Best Friends are People
“Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.”
“Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.”
“I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.”
“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.”
Source: Passions & Prejudices: Or, Some of My Best Friends are People
“People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle.”
“Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts.”
Source: The return of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n
“We see things as we are, not as they are.”
Source: Passions & Prejudices: Or, Some of My Best Friends are People
“The purpose of life is not to be happy, the purpose of life is to matter.”
“If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.”
Source: The return of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n
Source: The Many Worlds of L*e*o R*o*s*t*e*n: Stories, Humor, Social Commentary, Travelogues, Satire, Memoirs, Profiles, and Sundry Entertainments Never Before Published; with a Special Introd., Background Notes, Revelations and Confessions, All Hand-written and Themselves Worth the Price of Admission
“Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer.”
Source: Rome wasn't burned in a day: the mischief of language
“Satire is focused bitterness.”
Source: The Many Worlds of L*e*o R*o*s*t*e*n: Stories, Humor, Social Commentary, Travelogues, Satire, Memoirs, Profiles, and Sundry Entertainments Never Before Published; with a Special Introd., Background Notes, Revelations and Confessions, All Hand-written and Themselves Worth the Price of Admission
“There was no answer, no solution, no sop, no deliverance. What, then, did I do? I read faster.”
“The fellow who laughs last may laugh best, but he gets the reputation of being very slow-witted.”
“Her cooking suggested she had attended the Cordon Noir.”
Source: Leo Rosten's giant book of laughter