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Famous Mason Cooley Quotes
“Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables.”
“Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.”
“The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.”
“Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.”
“When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.”
“Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.”
“Most people regard getting their way as a matter of simple justice.”
“Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.”
“The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head.”
“In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be.”
“Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name.”
“Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are.”
“Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.”
“The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.”
“To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little.”