63 ordspråk av E. B. White

E. B. White

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E. B. White föddes den 12 juli 1899 och dog den 1 oktober 1985 - US writer
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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind

Verden

The so-called science of poll-taking is not a science at all but mere necromancy. People are unpredictable by nature, and although you can take a nation's pulse, you can't be sure that the nation hasn't just run up a flight of stairs.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education -- sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

Deathlessness should be arrived at in a... haphazard fashion. Loving fame as much as any man, we shall carve our initials in the shell of a tortoise and turn him loose in a peat bog.

Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.

She would write 8 or 10 words, then draw her gun and shoot them down.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

Avtale

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

Vad än en amerikan tror eller misstror om sig själv så är han övertygad om att han har sinne för humor.

Amerika og amerikanere

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members

Loyalty

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

Mening

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

Fordom

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

Vad än en amerikan tror eller inte tror om sig själv, så är han absolut säker på att han har känsla för humor.

Sense of humor

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

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 stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet and viewed it appreciatively instead of skeptically and dictatorially.

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