“By the time I have clarified a thought, I no longer want to think it.”
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Famous Mason Cooley Quotes
“Faith no doubt moves mountains, but not necessarily to where we want them.”
“Birth dates and bathroom scales tell more truth than I want to know.”
“Lovers never want to say "I love you" at the same moment. Hence all the love stories.”
“The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat.”
“Of course I want to be good, but that may not be to your advantage.”
“I want to appear ordinary, but I have it understood that I am not.”
“Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?”
“General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: some horses run faster than others.”
“Often, when I want to consult my impulses, I cannot find them.”
“At retirement, switching from "I must" to "I want" leaves me puzzled and uneasy.”