Mason Cooley quotes

Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking. (Mason Cooley)
Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit. View quote
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Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals? View quote
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Reality is the name we give to our disappointments. View quote
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The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree. View quote
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Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed. View quote
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To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little. View quote
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Most of us live in a world that has ceased to exist. View quote
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The lonely become either thoughtful or empty. View quote
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Three meals plus bedtime make four sure blessings a day. View quote
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Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining. (Mason Cooley)
A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats. View quote
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The horse stares at its captor, barely remembering the free kicks of youth. View quote
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Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it. View quote
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After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success. View quote
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In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words. View quote
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Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening. View quote
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Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered. View quote
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Revenge is sweet but not nourishing. View quote
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Good manners can render even virtue tolerable. View quote
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Failure makes us envious. Success makes us greedy. (Mason Cooley)
The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life. View quote
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Regret for wasted time is more wasted time. View quote
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Timidity keeps me safe and sad in a narrow room. View quote
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Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids. View quote
Mason Cooley

Mason Cooley

Occupation: American Writer
Born: 1927
Died: July 25, 2002
Quotes count: 245
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