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Abba Eban: It is our...

Abba Eban: It is our...

It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they...

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Winston Churchill: It cannot in...

Winston Churchill: It cannot in...

It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word...

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Alexander Solzhenitsyn: I am of...

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: I am of...

I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances -- from my grave even more...

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Brian Moore: In fact, one...

Brian Moore: In fact, one...

In fact, one thing that I have noticed. . . is that all of these conspiracy theories depend on the perpetrators being...

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Ken Kesey: The trouble with...

Ken Kesey: The trouble with...

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

Source: In...

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Mary McCarthy: I suppose everyone...

Mary McCarthy: I suppose everyone...

I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think,...

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S J Perelman: The fact is...

S J Perelman: The fact is...

The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. . . . You are what you...

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Artemus Ward: I'm not a...

Artemus Ward: I'm not a...

I'm not a politician and my other habits are good.

Source: Artemus Ward His Book,...

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John LeCarre: Writing is like...

John LeCarre: Writing is like...

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud...

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Peter De Vries: Words fashioned with...

Peter De Vries: Words fashioned with...

Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie...

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Francois Mauriac: Every novel worthy...

Francois Mauriac: Every novel worthy...

Every novel worthy of the name is like another planet, whether large or small, which has its own laws just as it has...

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Mary Renault: You can make...

Mary Renault: You can make...

You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it.

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F Scott Fitzgerald: An idea ran...

F Scott Fitzgerald: An idea ran...

An idea ran back and forward in his head like a blind man, knocking over the solid...

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F Scott Fitzgerald: No grand idea...

F Scott Fitzgerald: No grand idea...

No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.

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Henry James, Jr: She felt in...

Henry James, Jr: She felt in...

She felt in italics and thought in capitals.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS,...

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Henry James, Jr: To take what...

Henry James, Jr: To take what...

To take what there is, and use it, without waiting forever in vain for the preconceived -- to dig deep into the actual...

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Hannah Arendt: Economic growth may...

Hannah Arendt: Economic growth may...

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into...

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S I Hayakawa: In the age...

S I Hayakawa: In the age...

In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.

Source: In...

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Hugo L Black: Our Constitution was...

Hugo L Black: Our Constitution was...

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive...

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Hugo L Black: When I was...

Hugo L Black: When I was...

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and...

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