Author: Leo Rosten

Quotes

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

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

- 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

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.

- Leo Rosten

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

- 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

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

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

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

- Leo Rosten

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

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

- Leo Rosten

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

- Leo Rosten

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