I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

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Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

Television should be our Lyceum, our Chautauqua, our Minsky's and our Camelot.

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left...

No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left...

At my age getting a second doctors opinion is kinda like switching slot machines.

At my age getting a second doctors opinion is kinda like switching slot machines.

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...