Author: E. B. White

Quotes

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.

- E. B. White

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 sweetness and respecting her seniority.

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 sweetness and respecting her seniority.

- E. B. White

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

- E. B. White

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

- E. B. White

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

- E. B. White

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

- E. B. White

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

- E. B. White

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

- E. B. White

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

- E. B. White

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