Leo Rosten

“Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.”

“Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.”

“Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.”

“A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.”

“I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.”