Quote by Jessamyn West
A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense

A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself. – Jessamyn West

Other quotes by Jessamyn West

In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her? – Jessamyn West

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Success
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There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive. – Jessamyn West

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communication
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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. – Jessamyn West

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alone
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns. – Bret Michaels

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Humor

Once we got over the origin story, we could really delve deeper into their lives and characters and angst. So this movie actually has more heart, more humor. – Avi Arad

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Humor

The waltz is a very important part of my life. Its a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world. – Andre Rieu

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Humor

I wore goofy hats to school and did musical theater. Most people thought I was a dork. But if you have a sense of humor about it, no one can bring you down. – Zac Efron

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Humor

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We arent in an information age, we are in an entertainment age. – Tony Robbins

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Age

What we’re trying to do in yoga is to create a union, and so to deepen a yoga pose is to actually increase the union of the pose, not necessarily put your leg around your head. – Rodney Yee

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Yoga

We are never completely contemporaneous with our present. History advances in disguise; it appears on stage wearing a mask of the preceding scene, and we tend to lose the meaning of the play. – Régis Debray, Revolution in the Revolution?

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Discipline weighs ounces, regret weighs tons. – Author Unknown

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Self-Control