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
vulgarity-is innocent sophistication
Vulgarity is innocent; urbanity is not.
opinion minutes heard
Intellectuals have opinions on subjects they just heard about five minutes ago.
ideas giving methodology
Methodology gives those with no ideas something to do.
comprehension knows
When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.
elegance sleazes refutation
Sleaze is a point by point refutation of elegance.
talking looks clock
Great talkers do not stop for breath, and never look at the clock.
talking silence speech
Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.
jargon language
Jargon: any technical language we do not understand.
beard jargon robes
Jargon is part ceremonial robe, part false beard.
political driving exile
Political correctness is driving machismo underground and recalling effeminacy from exile.
skills spontaneity
Spontaneity comes after skill, not before.
paraphrase quotations
Inevitably, almost everything we say is either quotation or paraphrase.
dream lying reality
The realist lies for advantage. The fantasist lies to give his dreams a flavor of reality.
stupid power communism
Out of power, Marxism can develop critical intelligence; in power, it quickly becomes stupid.