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Quote by Leo Rosten
Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. I

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 journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers. – Leo Rosten

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The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. – Leo Rosten

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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 we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind. – Leo Rosten

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I think Ive learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and from your heart – and I think a healthy sense of humor doesnt hurt either. – Dorothea Benton Frank

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If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, youve created a special little thing, and thats what Im looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything. – Paul Simon

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The secret to humor is surprise. – Aristotle

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An emotional man may possess no humor, but a humorous man usually has deep pockets of emotion, sometimes tucked away or forgotten. – Constance Rourke

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I always watched movies and rooted for the bad guys, you know? Ive always been that kind of guy. I still hold some respect for criminals that are good at their jobs. – Justin Townes Earle

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