Sam Levenson
Sam Levenson
Sam Levensonwas an American humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 December 1911
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
trying want working-it
If you want to kill time, try working it to death.
being-happy cynical trying
Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.
birthday fifth hand helping papa shoulder
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
american-author learn mistakes
You must learn from the mistakes of others.
american-author insanity
Insanity is hereditary; you can get it from your children.
american-author becomes lifetime love people sight
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
mistake life-is-too-short people
Learn from other people's mistakes. Life is too short to make them all yourself.
america superstitions way
The Puritans came to America to worship in their way and to force everybody else to do the same thing.
children cry beast
Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
grandmother grandparent grandfather
You don't have to be in "Who's Who" to know what's what.
funny wise stupid
Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest.
should-have liberty taxation-without-representation
What we should have fought for was representation without taxation.
mother home assessment
When I came home and showed my mother my report card with a mark of 98 in arithmetic, she wanted to know who had gotten the other two points.
lovely-eyes people lips
People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed.