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
work firsts rescue
Work at first rescues us, then ravages us.
work done
The pleasantest part of work is having done it.
work melancholy pleasure
Work saves us from melancholy. Pleasure exposes us to it.
work
I like what I do for a living. I also like NOT doing it--perhaps even more.
risk politics politician
Wit puts politicians at risk.
imagination imagine i-can
I can imagine many things, but few clearly.
nature ideas seems
Nature often seems like an idea that has had its day.
nature men innocence
Natural Man, in our current version, is a disgruntled adolescent.
genius talent deck
Talent shuffles the deck. Genius brings a new deck.
genius knows
Genius knows where the questions are hidden.
despair action strive
Fruitless striving breeds less despair than inaction.
action reflexes disguise
We often disguise our reflexes as deliberate actions.
expectations desire action
Make the expectations lively enough, and action will follow.
action parades corners
The parade was here, but it disappeared around a corner.