"The only rules comedy can tolerate are those……" — James Thurber
"The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel."
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98 Quotes by James Thurber
James Thurber has 98 quotes on this site.
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When man gives up on reforming and inspiring society he also gives up his freedom.
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Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope…
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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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Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.
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Love is what you've been through with somebody.
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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and…
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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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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The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
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