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

Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays

The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest.

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

America is now liberty-conscious. In a single generation it has progressed from being toothbrush-conscious, to being air-minded, to being liberty-conscious.

It can destroy an individual, or it can fulfill him, depending a good deal on luck. No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.

Life is always rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.