E. B. White Quotes
"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle--it's just a web."

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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig man, now a bean man.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree. But are not nature and the world individuals?
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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It's true: a lot of sportspeople really struggle to find something to do when they finish. It tips them into all sorts of strange things. With ex-footballers, it's really scary. I think 70% of them get divorced within five years. It's hard. You go from being really famous to not that famous. Your salary drops through the floor.
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I'm very happy with the choices I've been making and the people I've been working with. I hope I can continue along this path.
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Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you are, that's a goddess.
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Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
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Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it that way.
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Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad?
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I was fascinated by fairies when I was growing up, and I wanted to see one dreadfully.
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If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.
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If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.
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At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.
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I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing.
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Guys can get bored easily.
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George Liquor is really the richest character I have. I'm amazed there aren't 365 episodes about him on TV already.
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I can't stand that asshole Ryan Seacrest and here's why. He can't sing. He can't dance. He has no talent. When is he gonna go away?
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A leather jacket,” Kami said as he shrugged into it. “Aren’t you trying a little too hard to play into certain bad boy clichés?” “Nah”, said Jared. “You’re thinking of black leather. Black leather’s for bad boys. It’s all in the color. You wouldn’t think I was a bad boy if I was wearing a pink leather jacket.” “That’s true,” Kami said. “What I would think of you, I do not know. So what does brown leather mean, then?” “I’m going for manly,” Jared said. “Maybe a little rugged.” “It’s bits of dead cow; don’t ask it to perform miracles.
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A leading scholar of Basra visited Rabi'a al-Adawiyya while she was ill.
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"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't see why you say a web is a miracle--it's just a web."