C.E.M. Joad Quotes

It all depends what you mean by.

My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to get rid of them because I know that I am bored.

It has been left to our generation to discover that you can move heaven and earth to save five minutes and then not have the faintest idea what to do with them when you have saved them.

In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.

Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.

A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.

The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you.

There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than in our own.

Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources

Automatic praise is a mere succession of noises.