All Quotes
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Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.E.B. White
Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.Frank Moore Colby
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is blissfully ignorant.John Simon
Society produces rogues, and education makes one rogue cleverer than another.Oscar Wilde
No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.Wystan Hugh Auden
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.George Eliot
A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.Alben W. Barkley, U.S Vice President (1949-1953)
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.Fred Allen
A critic is a legless man who teaches running.Channing Pollock
It is a curious thing ... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.Evelyn Waugh