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
opportunity lasts needs
A moratorium on opportunities, please. I need to recover from the last one.
pain pay attention
Pain pays no attention to moans or excuses.
pain pay attention
Pain pays no attention to moans or excuses.
clothes historical body
Clothes make the body both mysterious and historical.
confused confusion
It is not confused. We are.
innovation tradition stealing
Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private.
worry priorities firsts
I put second things first, and then worry about first things.
command my-own
I obey my own commands about as often as others do.
looks literature illness
Rescue someone unwilling to look after himself, and he will cling to you like a dangerous illness.
running philosophy common-sense
Philosophy likes to keen common sense on the run.
long information
Wisdom is dead. Long live information.
wise wisdom two
To avoid discord, never put two wise people in the same room.
wisdom support trying
The interest in Wisdom is fading. Soon there will not be enough left to support the aphorism, even though it tries to amuse by half-mocking the Wisdom it propounds.
life mind body
Somehow the body keeps life going despite the ravaging negations of the mind.