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

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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...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without...

All we need is a meteorologist who has once been soaked to the skin without...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

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. ......

Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them...

Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them...

In communications, familiarity breeds apathy.

In communications, familiarity breeds apathy.