Occupation: Writer Birth: July 11, 1899 Death: October 1, 1985
One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy..
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetnes….
A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go ….
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..
I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn't know where else to go..
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement..
Being the owner of Dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day, if I ever get a….
A right is a responsibility in reverse..
Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself..
When an American family becomes separated from its toothbrushes and combs and pajamas for a few hours it considers that it has had quite an adventure..
You're terrific as far as I am concerned..
Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom..
Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it..
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts..
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind..
I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management..
I am pessimistic about the human race because it is too ingenious for its own good. Our approach to nature is to beat it into submission. We would st….
Every morning I awake torn between a desire to save the world and an inclination to savor it. This makes it hard to plan the day. But if we forget to….
Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print..
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day..
Use the smallest word that does the job..