Quotes By Mason Cooley

Even boredom has its crises.

The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.

To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little.

If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves.

Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Mind and body obstruct one another's pleasures.

Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.

People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.

In every death, a busy world comes to an end.

I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Malice is always authentic and sincere.

Art seduces, but does not exploit.

Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.

In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be.

Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.

Fastidious taste makes enjoyment a struggle.

I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.

Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.

Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.

If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.

Often, when I want to consult my impulses, I cannot find them.

Moo may represent an idea, but only the cow knows.

Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.

A blunt statement can be as false as any other.