Quote by James Thurber
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The wit makes fun of other persons the satirist makes fun of the world the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people – that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. – James Thurber

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Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority. – James Thurber

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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

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Human nature is such that people are born with a love of profit If they follow these inclinations, they will struggle and snatch from each other, and inclinations to defer or yield will die. – Xun Zi

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We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. – Henry David Thoreau

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Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral. – John Burroughs

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Ive learned to have a sense of humor about myself. Lord knows everyone else does! – Debbie Gibson

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The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble to imagine an ending to his sentence: and if he stopped short? His entire policy would be jeopardized! – Roland Barthes

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I dont want to wake up and be bored. Thats probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly one that Ive been on for a long time and had success with? I dont plan on giving it up any time soon. – Tom Brady

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Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. – Og Mandino

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