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

Quote by Leo Rosten

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Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

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...

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...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

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...

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

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

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

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

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...

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

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.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

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...

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.