Leo Rosten

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Anybody who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.


— Leo Rosten


#children #humor #w-c-fields #humor

People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle.


— Leo Rosten


#curiosity

Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts.


— Leo Rosten


#inspirational #life #humor

Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts. -Leo Rosten


— Leo Rosten


#humor

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you just can't help it.


— Leo Rosten


#real-life #truth #wisdom #inspirational

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.


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#confront #courage #imagined

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.


— Leo Rosten


#hire #people #second-rate

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.


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#some #some things #them #things #unexpected

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.


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#ears #give #give me #god #hear

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.


— Leo Rosten


#affectionate #communication #insight






About Leo Rosten






Did you know about Leo Rosten?

He was a teacher and academic but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting storywriting journalism and Yiddish lexicography. Ross)
Mechanized Patrolling (1943) (as Leonard Q. It was followed by O K*A*P*L*A*N! My K*A*P*L*A*N! (1976) a reworking of the two 1930s collections and Hooray for Yiddish! (1982) a humorous lexicon of the American language as influenced by Jewish culture.

He was 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.