Leo Rosten
Leo Rosten
Leo Calvin Rostenwas an American humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth11 April 1908
CountryUnited States of America
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Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.
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An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service of Christendom and the church.
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You can understand and relate to most people better if you look at them -- no matter how old or impressive they may be -- as if they are children. For most of us never really grow up or mature all that much -- we simply grow taller. O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.
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Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.
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Satire is focused bitterness.
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Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.