Quote by James Thurber
Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or

Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

Im 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, Id only be 48. Thats the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40. – James Thurber

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Women
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Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost. – James Thurber

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Humor
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The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybodys guess. – James Thurber

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Future
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Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. – Maureen Dowd

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famous

I always loved working as an actress, but I didnt understand why I couldnt just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working. – Debra Winger

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famous

I was obsessed with being rich and famous. – Paul Lynde

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famous

Im famous. Thats my job. – Jerry Rubin

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My dreams for the future are simple: work, a happy, healthy family, a lovely long motorcycle ride, and continuing the struggle to awaken people to the need for serious human rights reform. – Mike Farrell

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A great fortune is a great slavery. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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great

Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation. – Michael Jackson

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inspirational

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, dont be frightened, you cant do anything wrong, its your show. – Rickie Lee Jones

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