142 ordspråk av James Thurber

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James Thurber föddes den 8 december 1894 och dog den 2 november 1961 - US writer
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 The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

 The grand jury investigation has the possibility of really shining a light on the credibility of the administration, how officials tried to undermine those who were criticizing them and how they then covered up that attempt.

 The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms / hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

 The most dangerous food is wedding cake

 The news of continuing deaths cannot be overcome by speeches.

 The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.

 The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess

 The question of whether the vice president was involved, we'll probably never know. But it was pretty close to him,

 The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep.

 The symbolism of closing down the Congress and the Democrats and Republicans going outside the norms makes matter even worse, ... lack of comity.

 The vivid images that are coming across the television are really destroying his image as a leader.

 The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself

 There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

 There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception

 There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.


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