I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
JAMES THURBERI myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
More James Thurber Quotes
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A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
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Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
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The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals
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I write humor the way a surgeon operates, because it is a livelihood, because I have a great urge to do it, because many interesting challenges are set up, and because I have the hope it may do some good.
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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
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Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.
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I don’t believe the writer should know too much where he’s going. If he does, he runs into old man blueprintold man propaganda.
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Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
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Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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