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~ Leo C. Rosten Quotes ~
« on: February 21, 2015, 12:22:12 PM »
Leo C. Rosten Quotes


A teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.
Leo Calvin Rosten (April 11, 1908 - February 19, 1997) was born in Łódź, Russian Empire (now Poland) and died in New York City. He was a teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.

Here are some famous quotes by Leo C. Rosten.




Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.
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Re: ~ Leo C. Rosten Quotes ~
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2015, 12:23:08 PM »
Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2015, 12:23:41 PM »
A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2015, 12:24:13 PM »
Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.
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Re: ~ Leo C. Rosten Quotes ~
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2015, 12:24:48 PM »
I have admired W.C. Fields since the day he advanced upon Baby LeRoy with an ice pick. Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2015, 12:25:29 PM »
I think the purpose of life is to be useful to be responsible to be honorable to be compassionate. It is after all to matter: to count to stand for something to have made some difference that you lived at all.
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