Elwyn Brooks White Quotes 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. Able Age Image Me Mental Myself Never Old Old Age Problem Special Problem
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor. Elwyn Brooks White
Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim. Elwyn Brooks White
There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another. 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
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street. Elwyn Brooks White
To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year. Elwyn Brooks White
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. Elwyn Brooks White
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members. Elwyn Brooks White
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. U Thant
It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin. Vladimir Putin
Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do and then just go for it. I never know what the public's going to like, anyway. B. B King
When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't know where you are. B. B King