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

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.

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...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

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...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

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,...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

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

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

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...

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...

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

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...

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

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

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