E. B. White Quotes

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

E. B. White

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 11, 1899 - October 1, 1985

Topics

LiteratureKnowMoreChickensWhich

I've always said that you're obviously doing something right if you have got pressure on you.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

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I think you get so wrapped up in the book you're currently writing, it's hard to think about anything else. But I know as soon as I'm done with this book, I'll move on to something else.

Meg Cabot

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A small silence came between us, as precise as a picture hanging on the wall.

Jean Stafford

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I want my books sold on airport bookstalls.

Stephen Hawking

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The instruments, glassware, and chemical reagents necessary for my project were the same as my 19th-century predecessors had.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

Mikhail Bakunin

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The Kennedy family might be a lot of things, but for RFK, Jr., 'warm and fuzzy' doesn't exactly come to mind.

Mike Gallagher

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My parents don't press it but, you know, they're into good grades.

Lucy Deakins

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Constantly writing with new people is important. Also, listening to new music that's popular and that's making a splash - that's how I get motivated.

Jay DeMarcus

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It is pandemonium backstage. I straighten ties, see if their shoes are laced - and I always have to remember to check their flies just before they walk out.

Joseph Abboud

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As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship.

Arthur C. Brooks

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When affection only speaks, truth is not always there.

Thomas Middleton

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