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

Quote by Leo Rosten

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

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

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

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...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

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.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

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...

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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