Mignon McLaughlin on Philosophy
Browse 12 quotations attributed to Mignon McLaughlin, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Mignon McLaughlin, entry #41561: "The chief reason for drinking is the desire to behave in a certain way, and to be able to blame it on alcohol."
Attributed to Mignon McLaughlin, entry #172096: "Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be."
12 Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin on Philosophy
"The chief reason for drinking is the desire to behave in a certain way, and to be able to blame it on alcohol."
"Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be."
"There are now electrical appliances with the main unit so sealed in that it cannot be got at for repair. There have always been human beings like that."
"If you made a list of the reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping."
"We come late, if at all, to wine and philosophy; whiskey and action are easier."
"The neurotic is always half-drowning in anxiety, and always being half-rescued."
"Being neurotic is like shooting fish in a barrel, and missing them."
"We all dream of being the darling of everybody's darling."
"The family unit is man's noblest device for being bored."
"The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all."
"Many are saved from sin by being so inept at it."
"Being Irish is, no matter how real, a pose."