Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Quote by Leo Rosten

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Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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...

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

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 humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time,...

The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time,...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into...

Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment - a...

Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment - a...