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

Quote by James Thurber

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The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy,...

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy,...

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that...

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that...

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of...

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...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our...

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

Love is composed of so many sensations, that something new of it can always be...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms hollow,...

It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by...

It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by...

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell...

Love is like the wind. You cannot see it... But you can feel it.

Love is like the wind. You cannot see it... But you can feel it.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

The most dangerous food is wedding cake

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or...

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...

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...

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.