One of my favorite little bedside books is Dr. Mardy Grothe's Oxymoronica (2004). He defines oxymoronica as "any variety of tantalizing, self-contradictory statements or observations that on the surface appear false or illogical, but at a deeper level are true, often profoundly true." So today I am listing thirteen oxymorons from his book. (I'll be away beginning tomorrow through Sunday for a weekend trip---please be patient with my delayed visits.)
- I hate intolerant people. (Gloria Steinem)
- I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. (Mark Twain)
- I love mankind---it's people I can't stand. (Charles M. Schultz)
- Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you. (Carl Jung)
- How is it possible to have a civil war? (George Carlin)
- It's not that I am afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens. (Woody Allen)
- There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them. (George Orwell)
- Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish. (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)
- Scratch a lover and find a foe. (Dorothy Parker)
- A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it. (Zsa Zsa Gabor)
- The child is father of the man. (William Wordsworth)
- Their very silence is a loud cry. (Cicero)
- No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. (Sam Rayburn)
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22 comments:
I think I have said #1 before too. Opps! :)
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Plenty of zingers on this list! In particular, I like Twain's and Cicero's. Good stuff.
Funny list of quotes. Thanks for stopping by. Happy TT.
These are great! Especially #2 :)
Happy TT and thanks for stopping by!
I'm keeping 3 and 4. I love Schultz and I'm not surprised. I'm so off shrinks that all I can do is nod at 4!
Those are great. Some good food for thought, too.
Thanks for visiting! I hope you'll have fun with Win a Book.
Great quotes!
Thanks for visiting me :)
LOL...great list. Happy TT.
I LOVE YOUR LIST...thats a fabulous idea.
Loved them! Wasn't it Gabor who, when asked 'how many husbands have you had', asked: 'Including my own?'
Love #6. Very Funny!! Great list. Happy TT.
#6 is my favorite.
Great List
Very interesting! Loved your TT and have a happy TT.
Twain is my hero! Neat list and Happy TT!!
Those are REALLY good...I love oxymorons!
and... I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. (Mark Twain)...the very reason so many people homeschool! LOVE IT!!
Great list!
I love this list!
I stopped by because my name is Kay, too.
What a great idea for a TT! I want to read, "Oxymoronica."
Some of those are downright funny!
Number 13 is my favorite of these. Thanks for visiting Miller Manor!
TM
I love #8. So sweet, sad and probably true. (A true oxymoron -- is that an oxymoron?) Thanks for visiting my TT.
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Great quotes! Thanks for them! :D
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