Best Leo Rosten Quotes
- Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them. Future
- First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people. Business
- Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. Affectionate
- Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them. Agreeing
- A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead. Admire
- Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined. Capacity
- Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less. Communication
- Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented. Among
- A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the… Behind
- I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe. Belief
- The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it. Help
- Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if… Absence
- I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible,… All
- People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle. Curiosity
- I came to believe it not true that "the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man only one." I think it is the other… All
- Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts. Everyone
- Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty, devoid of anguish and wonder… All
- Happiness, in the ancient, noble sense, means self-fulfillment—and is given to those who use to the fullest whatever talents God … bestowed upon them. Ancient
- O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always… Adults
- Money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty. Buy
- Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or… Accidental
- An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church. Angel
- Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense. Fiction
- For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God alone, that the omnipotent should deign to summon to His… Adulterers
- Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad. All