142 ordspråk av James Thurber
James Thurber
James Thurber föddes den December 8th 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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Proverb (1469536 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
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