She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
JAMES THURBERDon’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
More James Thurber Quotes
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Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
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I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
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Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
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I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
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Discussion in America means dissent.
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So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance – a sharp, vindictive glance.
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I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.
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Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.
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