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

Quote by E B White

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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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his...

Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his...

A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.

A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.