Leo Rosten Quotes - Famous Quotes by Leo Rosten
Born: 1908-04-11
Died: 1997-02-19
Leo Rosten Biography
A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.
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Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.
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Extremists think "communication" means agreeing with them.
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For some not to be martyrs is martyrdom indeed.
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Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.
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Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers.
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I cannot believe that the purpose of life is (merely) to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. I think it is above all to matter, to count, to stand for something. To have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
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I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
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I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe
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I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.
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I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.
- Leo Rosten
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I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!
- Leo Rosten
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If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.
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If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.
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Most men do not mature, they simply grow taller.
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The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
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