"Satire is focused bitterness." — Leo Rosten
"Satire is focused bitterness."
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Leo Rosten
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51 Quotes by Leo Rosten
Leo Rosten has 51 quotes on this site.
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We see things as we are, not as they are.
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The purpose of life is not to be happy, the purpose of life is to matter..
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Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly…
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If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.
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In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness,…
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You understand people better if you look at them-no matter how old or impressive or important they may be-as if…
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Words sing. They hurt. They teach. They sanctify. They were man's first, immeasurable feat of magic. They liberated us from…
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Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty,…
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Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer.
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The love of money is the source of an enormous amount of good; the fact that the good is a…
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You can learn much about life from a checker game: surrender one to take two; don't make two moves at…
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There was no answer, no solution, no sop, no deliverance. What, then, did I do? I read faster.
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More Bitterness Quotes
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
— Francis Bacon
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
— Francis Bacon
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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
— Jan Peter Balkenende
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother,…
— Joseph Addison
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There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal…
— Allen Boyd
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People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just…
— Jo Brand
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I think my comedy, the put-downs I do to hecklers, are the accumulated bitterness of years of people feeling that…
— Jo Brand
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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.
— Terry Brooks
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Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
— Robert Burton
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How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!
— Albert Camus
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O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!
— Dante Alighieri
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