Elwyn Brooks White Quotes Elwyn Brooks White There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement. Agreement Countries Disagreement Likely Nothing People Start
The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it. Elwyn Brooks White
Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim. Elwyn Brooks White
The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative. Elwyn Brooks White
Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself – a lad of about 19. Elwyn Brooks White
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. Elwyn Brooks White
When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad. Elwyn Brooks White
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor. Elwyn Brooks White
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. Elwyn Brooks White
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. Elwyn Brooks White
The whole world recognizes Russia's cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature. Vladimir Putin
You've got to be willing to put the time into seeing who's got talent and who's going to do a great job. Zac Brown
Enhancing a woman's silhouette and enhancing a woman's beauty – both contribute to enhancing her confidence, so they're synonymous, really. L'Wren Scott
Everybody in my family cooks, so growing up and being around it… if I was going to spend time with everybody, it was helping them in the kitchen. Zac Brown