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Quote by James Thurber
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The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor. – James Thurber

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Sight
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There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. – James Thurber

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Other Quotes from
Humor
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It doesnt take many people to have a bad sense of humor to get in trouble at a corporation. – Scott Adams

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Humor

Theres a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress. – Tom Berenger

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Humor

I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy. – Nicole Appleton

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Humor

When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh? – Max Frisch

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Humor

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When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range. – Ron White

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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. – George Washington

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Amor Fati – “Love Your Fate,” which is in fact your life. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Fate

The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses. – Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Society