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 literature world
Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.
world might literature
If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation.
blessing long world
Without the blessing of cowardice, the world would long since have been torn to bits.
somewhere-else self world
I am the center of the world, but the control panel seems to be somewhere else.
desire world empty
As desire recedes, the world becomes clear, pale, and empty.
fate world rage
Rage against the world, if you like, but quietly, or the Guardians will awake.
world
Most of us live in a world that has ceased to exist.
needs world
The world needs an enema.
world poverty tin
Modernized by tin roofs and T-shirts, Third World poverty is no longer picturesque.
knowledge labels world
If everything had a label, we would live in a fully delineated but false world.
beauty guarantees world
Beauty and virtue: the most kissable ass in the world is no guarantee of good intentions.
world busy ends
In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
light machines world
A dense undergrowth of extension cords sustains my upper world of lights, music, and machines of comfort.
important world ethics
In ethics, prudence is not an important virtue, but in the world it is almost everything.