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
mind facts demand
The mind demands rules; the facts demand exceptions.
literature flow facts
Logic and fact keep interfering with the easy flow of conversation.
dream facts scholarship
Scholars dream of finding small facts pregnant with great progeny.
giving advice facts
Facts do not give advice.
may facts arguing
Reason argues the case, but fact may determine the judgment.
equality facts inequality
Inequality is a fact. Equality is a value.
facts idealism idealist
The idealist regards facts as provisional.
hope despair facts
Hope, and hopelessness, persist despite the facts.
real facts reality
The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.
love hate facts
Unconditional love is a lofty ideal, but unconditional hate is a fact well documented by history.
stupidity facts facts-of-life
Stupidity is a fact of life, but unmentionable. The new Prudery.
I see what you mean, but I do not think what you think.
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.