"Where was it ever promised us that life……" — Leo Rosten
"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 and pain? … The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all."
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51 Quotes by Leo Rosten
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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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Satire is focused bitterness.
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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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