Satire is focused bitterness.

Quote by Leo Rosten

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I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking...

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking...

Courage is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing...

Courage is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing...

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it...

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it...