American - Author | December 28, 1911 - August 27, 1980
It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.
Sam Levenson
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Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.
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One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
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Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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I'm going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!
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Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.
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When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?
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Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
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Our parents set the moral tone of the family. They expected more of some of us and less of others, but never less than they thought we were capable of.
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We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through.
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I admit that: my wife is outspoken, but by whom?
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