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Journalism is in...

Journalism is in...

Journalism is in fact history on the run.

Source: The Waist-High Culture,...

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Life has this...

Life has this...

Life has this in common with prizefighting: if you've received a belly blow, it's likely to be followed by a right to...

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Dr. Johnson was...

Dr. Johnson was...

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than to read or write; who, however, wrote much...

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If goodness were...

If goodness were...

If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world. There are a number of things, the idea...

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Buy old masters....

Buy old masters....

Buy old masters. They fetch a better price than old mistresses.

Source: Recalled on...

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In the face...

In the face...

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

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Buying is a...

Buying is a...

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Source: In

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Chamber music --...

Chamber music --...

Chamber music -- a conversation between friends.

Source: In The Last Word - A...

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It is the...

It is the...

It is the marketplace that calls most clearly for men to be softer, more narcissistic and receptive, and the new man...

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At six one...

At six one...

At six one morning, Will went out in jeans and frayed sweater to buy a quart of milk. A tourist bus went by. The...

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All progress is...

All progress is...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire of every organism to live beyond its...

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The beauty of...

The beauty of...

The beauty of the past belongs to the past.

Source: On modern photojournalism; in...

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Scratch an actor...

Scratch an actor...

Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress.

Source: Attributed.
-- Dorothy...

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As they marched,...

As they marched,...

As they marched, the crowds lining the route broke into applause, a sweet and deeply felt spontaneous pattering that...

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Life is 10...

Life is 10...

Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.

Source: In The...

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Listen kid, take...

Listen kid, take...

Listen kid, take my advice, never hate a song that has sold half a million copies.

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I don't care...

I don't care...

I don't care what [other critics] say, I only hope to be played.

Source: On being...

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I prefer neurotic...

I prefer neurotic...

I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

Source: In...

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We are involved...

We are involved...

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily...

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Composers should write...

Composers should write...

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

Source:...

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