The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it, the speed of his acceptance.

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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...

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 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...

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

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

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

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...

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...

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...

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

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

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

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...

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...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

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...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

Someone introduce me to whoever invented Mornings. I will beat the shit out of them.

Someone introduce me to whoever invented Mornings. I will beat the shit out of them.

Good morning! Yeaaaaah!

Good morning! Yeaaaaah!

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.