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

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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

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.

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

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

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...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

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...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

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...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

The silent majority is silent, and that is best for everybody.

The silent majority is silent, and that is best for everybody.

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the...

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the...