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

Quote by James Thurber

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The difference between our decadence and the Russians' is that while theirs is brutal, ours...

The difference between our decadence and the Russians' is that while theirs is brutal, ours...

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,...

Let the meek inherit the earth - they have it coming to them

Let the meek inherit the earth - they have it coming to them

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.

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and...

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch...

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch...

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 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,...

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...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

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...

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity,...

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity,...

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

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.

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at...

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at...

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

A man is basically as faithful as his options.

A man is basically as faithful as his options.

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative,...

The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative,...

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe...

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe...