Mason Cooley Quotes - Page 34

• The novelty we want is always close to the familiar.

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  Want, Novelty, Familiar

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• Good manners protect the privileged, but leave the unprivileged more vulnerable.

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  Good Man, Vulnerable, Manners

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• Something is sticking out its tongue at me from the corner of my mirror.

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  Mirrors, Tongue, Corners

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• Vulgarity is innocent; urbanity is not.

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  Vulgarity Is, Innocent, Sophistication

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• Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.

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  Strong, Character, People

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• I change my opinions often, but not my way of thinking.

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  Thinking, Way, Opinion

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• Intellectuals have opinions on subjects they just heard about five minutes ago.

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  Opinion, Minutes, Heard

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• Methodology gives those with no ideas something to do.

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  Ideas, Giving, Methodology

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• Getting ready: the show girl scratches her breast and shakes out her feathers.

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  Girl, Scratches, Breasts

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• When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.

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  Comprehension, Knows

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• Sleaze is a point by point refutation of elegance.

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  Elegance, Sleazes, Refutation

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• Great talkers do not stop for breath, and never look at the clock.

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  Talking, Looks, Clock

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• Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.

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  Talking, Silence, Speech

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• A dense undergrowth of extension cords sustains my upper world of lights, music, and machines of comfort.

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  Light, Comfort, Machines

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• Never lie in writing.

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  Lying, Writing, Never Lie

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• To be a social success, do not act pathetic, arrogant, or bored. Do not discuss your unhappy childhood, your visit to the dentist,the shortcomings of your cleaning woman, the state of your bowels, or your spouse's bad habits. You will be thought a paragon (or perhaps a monster) of good behavior.

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  Success, Unhappy Childhood, Bored

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• At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin.

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  Thinking, Tables, Dinner

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• Paradox implies that stating a contradiction disposes of it.

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  Paradox, Contradiction

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• Paradox likes contradictions with exits.

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  Likes, Exit, Paradox

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• The rich are happier than we are, and should be.

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  Rich, Should

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• The rich feel full of merit.

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  Merit, Rich, Feels

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• My ambition in life: to become successful enough to resume my career as a neurasthenic.

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  Ambition, Successful, Careers

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• The neuroses parody the virtues.

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  Neurosis, Virtue, Parody

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• A neurotic can neither enjoy his illusions nor give them up.

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  Giving, Illusion, Enjoy

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• Boredom is the only sure cure for neurosis.

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  Boredom, Neurosis, Cures

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