1,425 Quotes by Mason Cooley

Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects.

The present necessarily betrays the past.

Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part.

Vice is a dreary business. And virtue is not a lot of fun, either.

A real idea keeps changing and appears in many places.

I dream of vague shapes that hint of my heart's desire.

Comedy is hostile to profundity, and brings everything to the surface.

Rebuttals never alter desire.

Listening to people keeps them entertained.