"There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit"

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Source : Stephen Leacock, Gerald Lynch (2002). “Leacock on Life”, p.82, University of Toronto Press

Stephen Leacock

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“I began to understand that suffering and disappointments and melancholy are there not to vex us or cheapen us or deprive us of our dignity but to mature and transfigure us.”
“I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader.”
“When people ask what I write about, that's what I tell them: 'The drama of human relationships.' I'm not even close to running out of material.”
“I have three older brothers, and each one of them has chosen one of my parents' education. Two of them are actors, and the third is a doctor as my mother is.”
“In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever.”
“I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16.”
“So far I've always kept my diet secret but now I might as well tell everyone what it is. Lots of grapefruit throughout the day and plenty of virile young men.”
“I'm convinced that welfare reforms deserve our support, both because they are better (or at least much less bad) for the animals involved (the Golden Rule), and because they push the envelope, moving us closer to the compassionate world that all animal rights activists are working toward...On the other hand, working toward welfare reforms has the immediate benefit of helping improve animals' lives today and acts as a crucial stepping stone toward animal liberation.”

Source : "Getting from A to Z: Why Animal Activists Should Support Incremental Reforms to Help Animals" by Bruce Friedrich, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 21, 2011.

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