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
ideas want tact
You are so tactful that I have no idea what you want.
clubs want exclusive
It's no good being exclusive if nobody wants in.
want impulse
Often, when I want to consult my impulses, I cannot find them.
want ordinary understood
I want to appear ordinary, but I have it understood that I am not.
novelty want familiar
The novelty we want is always close to the familiar.
sentimental want sentimentality
The sentimental want to be thrilled by everything.
time want waste
If I want my time wasted, I'll waste it myself.
time lines want
The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat.
desire want yearning
Yearning wants mostly to perpetuate itself.
new-york wall want
The New York action painters want their pictures to jump off the walls and chase you down the street.
eggs perfection want
The egg is the symbol of perfection. Do you want an egg?
love want stories
Lovers never want to say "I love you" at the same moment. Hence all the love stories.
truth want bathroom
Birth dates and bathroom scales tell more truth than I want to know.
thinking thoughtful want
By the time I have clarified a thought, I no longer want to think it.