Randy Cohen > Quotes

“There is a kind of virtue that lies not in extraordinary actions, not in saving poor orphans from burning buildings, but in steadfastly working for a world where orphans are not poor and buildings comply with decent fire codes.”
― Randy Cohen

“To grow old is to grow remorseful.”
― Randy Cohen, Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything

“One common thread ran through the comments: everybody loathes Ticketmaster, for assorted reasons, with the wonderful diversity that makes our country so vibrant. If James Bond movies and other international thrillers weary of their casts of modern stock villains—drug dealers, terrorists, polluting corporations—Ticketmaster is waiting in the wings, universally despised. And if such a movie proved incredibly popular and were then transmuted into a hit Broadway musical, Ticketmaster itself could scalp—sorry, resell—tickets to it.”
― Randy Cohen, Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything

“those who offer invective rather than argument discourage others from speaking.”
― Randy Cohen, Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything

“There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.”
― Randy Cohen, Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything

“We all harbor irreconcilable ideas. (People are no damn good, but I’m a fine fellow. Being overweight is a grave threat to my health; please pass the doughnuts. Life is short; let’s watch TV.) Yet most of us get along pretty well.”
― Randy Cohen, Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything