Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooleywas an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
Mason Cooley quotes about
criticism shapes purpose
Rule of criticism: only attend to the shape, and the purpose will manifest itself.
criticism important use
A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.
self-esteem self esteem
Self-esteem is not based on itself.
commitment feelings together
Commitments, not feelings, hold life together.
intellectual shock businessman
The pointless ferocities of intellectual life shock businessmen, who kill only to eat.
bridges ideas technique
Technique bridges among ideas, and sometimes generates them.
science purpose causes
Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes.
death right-time dies
The right time to die is never exactly now.
death promise oblivion
Death promises nothing--not even oblivion.
death dying rescue
Only death rescues us from dying.
friends death book
Death is hacking away at my address book and party lists.
death ifs around-the-corner
Death is just around the corner. If only it would stay there.
death surface beneath-the-surface
Death is always there, just beneath the surface.
success failure wretchedness
The wretchedness of failure is the great attraction of success.