Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooleywas an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
skills spontaneity
Spontaneity comes after skill, not before.
political driving exile
Political correctness is driving machismo underground and recalling effeminacy from exile.
beard jargon robes
Jargon is part ceremonial robe, part false beard.
jargon language
Jargon: any technical language we do not understand.
light machines world
A dense undergrowth of extension cords sustains my upper world of lights, music, and machines of comfort.
talking silence speech
Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.
talking looks clock
Great talkers do not stop for breath, and never look at the clock.
elegance sleazes refutation
Sleaze is a point by point refutation of elegance.
comprehension knows
When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.
girl scratches breasts
Getting ready: the show girl scratches her breast and shakes out her feathers.
ideas giving methodology
Methodology gives those with no ideas something to do.
opinion minutes heard
Intellectuals have opinions on subjects they just heard about five minutes ago.
money begging passerby
Beggars beg to get money, not to reproach the passerby.
incapacity begging beggar
Beggars market their incapacity.