American - Writer | 1927 - 2002
Listening to people keeps them entertained.
Mason Cooley
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Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.
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There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.
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For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.
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The man in the street is always a stranger.
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Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.
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I see what you mean, but I do not think what you think.
ThinkYouMeanSeeI See
Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content.
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Rescue someone unwilling to look after himself, and he will cling to you like a dangerous illness.
SomeoneYouLookDangerousWillHe
Never try to leap from a standstill.
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Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.
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Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
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