Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

Quote by James Thurber

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The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those...

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those...

Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the...

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

Last night I dreamed of a small consolation enjoyed only by the blind: Nobody knows...

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter...

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there...

I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there...

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the...

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.