Author: Leo Rosten

Quotes

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.

- Leo Rosten

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church.

- Leo Rosten

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

- Leo Rosten

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

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

- Leo Rosten

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

- Leo Rosten

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

- Leo Rosten

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

- Leo Rosten

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

- Leo Rosten

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

- Leo Rosten

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