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C. Morley Quotes: "America is still a government of the naive, for the naive, and by the naive. He who does not know this, nor relish it, has no inkling of the nature of his country."

America is still a government of the naive, for the naive, and by the naive. He who does not know this, nor relish it, has no inkling of the nature of his country.



C. Morley Quotes: "One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings."

One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings.




C. Morley Quotes: "God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days."

God made man merely to hear some praise of what he'd done on those Five Days.



C. Morley Quotes: "When Abraham Lincoln was murdered The one thing that interested Matthew Arnold Was that the assassin shouted in Latin As he lept on the stage This convinced Matthew There was still hope for America."

When Abraham Lincoln was murdered The one thing that interested Matthew Arnold Was that the assassin shouted in Latin As he lept on the stage This convinced Matthew There was still hope for America.




C. Morley Quotes: "The most interesting persons are always those who have nothing special to do: children, nurses, policemen and actors at 11 o'clock in the morning."

The most interesting persons are always those who have nothing special to do: children, nurses, policemen and actors at 11 o'clock in the morning.



C. Morley Quotes: "Truth is the ricochet of a prejudice bouncing off a fact."

Truth is the ricochet of a prejudice bouncing off a fact.



C. Morley Quotes: "Words are a commodity in which there is never any slump."

Words are a commodity in which there is never any slump.




C. Morley Quotes: "The little Plumpuppets are fairies of beds; They have nothing to do but watch sleepyheads; They turn down the sheets and they tuck you in tight, And dance on your pillow to wish you good night!"

The little Plumpuppets are fairies of beds; They have nothing to do but watch sleepyheads; They turn down the sheets and they tuck you in tight, And dance on your pillow to wish you good night!



C. Morley Quotes: "Poetry comes with anger, hunger and dismay; it does not often visit groups of citizens sitting down to be literary together, and would appal them if it did."

Poetry comes with anger, hunger and dismay; it does not often visit groups of citizens sitting down to be literary together, and would appal them if it did.



C. Morley Quotes: "It is a reality attested by all history that if a republic assumes imperial functions it will not remain a republic."

It is a reality attested by all history that if a republic assumes imperial functions it will not remain a republic.



C. Morley Quotes: "I don't like giving speeches - I enjoy sitting on my rump."

I don't like giving speeches - I enjoy sitting on my rump.



C. Morley Quotes: "And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work"

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work




C. Morley Quotes: "I did Our Daily Bread for King and that made me popular in the Soviet Union; King was amused by that."

I did Our Daily Bread for King and that made me popular in the Soviet Union; King was amused by that.



C. Morley Quotes: "After four or five different wars, I grew weary of that work, partly because in an open war, open to coverage, as Vietnam was, it's not that difficult, really."

After four or five different wars, I grew weary of that work, partly because in an open war, open to coverage, as Vietnam was, it's not that difficult, really.



C. Morley Quotes: "The corporations have all their marketing tools, but it's so much better to go in and find out what's going on and what people are thinking."

The corporations have all their marketing tools, but it's so much better to go in and find out what's going on and what people are thinking.



C. Morley Quotes: "A man who has his initials on his pyjamas must be uncertain of himself. Surely you should know who you are at bed time."

A man who has his initials on his pyjamas must be uncertain of himself. Surely you should know who you are at bed time.



C. Morley Quotes: "We are articulate, but we are not particularly conversational. An Englishman won't talk for the sake of talking. He doesn't mind silence. But after the silence, he sometimes says something."

We are articulate, but we are not particularly conversational. An Englishman won't talk for the sake of talking. He doesn't mind silence. But after the silence, he sometimes says something.



C. Morley Quotes: "Fat men get knocked over by buses no earlier, nor later, than thin men. And I, for one, have buried most of my thin friends."

Fat men get knocked over by buses no earlier, nor later, than thin men. And I, for one, have buried most of my thin friends.



C. Morley Quotes: "There is no inevitable connection between Christianity and cynicism. Truth is not a salad, is it, that you must always dress it with vinegar?"

There is no inevitable connection between Christianity and cynicism. Truth is not a salad, is it, that you must always dress it with vinegar?



C. Morley Quotes: "All change begins with someone having a thought."

All change begins with someone having a thought.



C. Morley Quotes: "You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him."

You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him.



C. Morley Quotes: "Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial that goes into the acquisition of it."

Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial that goes into the acquisition of it.



C. Morley Quotes: "Happiness is surely the best teacher of good manners: only the unhappy are churlish in deportment."

Happiness is surely the best teacher of good manners: only the unhappy are churlish in deportment.



C. Morley Quotes: "A mind too proud to unbend over the small ridiculosa of life is as painful as a library with no trash in it."

A mind too proud to unbend over the small ridiculosa of life is as painful as a library with no trash in it.



C. Morley Quotes: "A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by."

A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.



C. Morley Quotes: "Never write up your diary on the day itself, for it takes longer than that to know what happened."

Never write up your diary on the day itself, for it takes longer than that to know what happened.



C. Morley Quotes: "Blessed is the satirist; and blessed the ironist; blessed the witty scoffer, and blessed the sentimentalist; for each, having seen one spoke of the wheel, thinks to have seen all, and is content."

Blessed is the satirist; and blessed the ironist; blessed the witty scoffer, and blessed the sentimentalist; for each, having seen one spoke of the wheel, thinks to have seen all, and is content.



C. Morley Quotes: "How womanly it is to ask the unanswerable at the moment impossible."

How womanly it is to ask the unanswerable at the moment impossible.



C. Morley Quotes: "I became a Communist because I fell in love with a man who was a Red and entered the Army to take care of the Fascists, and I knew it would please him if I became one"

I became a Communist because I fell in love with a man who was a Red and entered the Army to take care of the Fascists, and I knew it would please him if I became one



C. Morley Quotes: "I really don't care what movie stars have to say about life."

I really don't care what movie stars have to say about life.



C. Morley Quotes: "I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years."

I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years.



C. Morley Quotes: "BBC Radio is a never-never land of broadcasting, a safe haven from commercial considerations, a honey pot for every scholar and every hare-brained nut to stick a finger into."

BBC Radio is a never-never land of broadcasting, a safe haven from commercial considerations, a honey pot for every scholar and every hare-brained nut to stick a finger into.



C. Morley Quotes: "Music is careful attention paid to ongoing experience."

Music is careful attention paid to ongoing experience.



C. Morley Quotes: "Between ourselves, there is no such thing, abstractly, as a 'good' book. A book is 'good' only when it meets some human hunger or refutes some human error."

Between ourselves, there is no such thing, abstractly, as a 'good' book. A book is 'good' only when it meets some human hunger or refutes some human error.



C. Morley Quotes: "Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety."

Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety.



C. Morley Quotes: "They go in [to the library] not because they need any certain volume but because they feel that there may be some book that needs them."

They go in [to the library] not because they need any certain volume but because they feel that there may be some book that needs them.



C. Morley Quotes: "Only the sinner has the right to preach."

Only the sinner has the right to preach.



C. Morley Quotes: "Man is unconquerable because he can make even his helplessness so entertaining. His motto seems to be "Even though He slay me, yet will I make fun of Him!"

Man is unconquerable because he can make even his helplessness so entertaining. His motto seems to be "Even though He slay me, yet will I make fun of Him!



C. Morley Quotes: "It will be a shock to men when they realize that thoughts that were fast enough for today are not fast enough for tomorrow. But thinking tomorrow's thoughts today is one kind of future life."

It will be a shock to men when they realize that thoughts that were fast enough for today are not fast enough for tomorrow. But thinking tomorrow's thoughts today is one kind of future life.



C. Morley Quotes: "Fifty percent of the world are women, yet they always seem a novelty."

Fifty percent of the world are women, yet they always seem a novelty.



C. Morley Quotes: "Beware of the conversationalist who adds "in other words." He is merely starting afresh."

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "in other words." He is merely starting afresh.



C. Morley Quotes: "The evening papers print what they do and get away with it because by afternoon the human mind is ruined anyhow."

The evening papers print what they do and get away with it because by afternoon the human mind is ruined anyhow.



C. Morley Quotes: "There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published."

There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published.



C. Morley Quotes: "The greatest poem ever known Is one all poets have outgrown: The poetry, innate, untold, Of being only four years old."

The greatest poem ever known Is one all poets have outgrown: The poetry, innate, untold, Of being only four years old.



C. Morley Quotes: "There are a lot of people who must have the table laid in the usual fashion or they will not enjoy the dinner."

There are a lot of people who must have the table laid in the usual fashion or they will not enjoy the dinner.



C. Morley Quotes: "The everlasting lure of round-the-corner, how fascinating it is."

The everlasting lure of round-the-corner, how fascinating it is.



C. Morley Quotes: "All students can learn."

All students can learn.



C. Morley Quotes: "My prayer is that what we have gone through [World War One] will startle the world into some new realization of the sanctity of life, animal as well as human."

My prayer is that what we have gone through [World War One] will startle the world into some new realization of the sanctity of life, animal as well as human.



C. Morley Quotes: "Intelligence plus experience creates ideas, and experimentation with that form of chemistry-the contact of ideas with events-is the field of adult education."

Intelligence plus experience creates ideas, and experimentation with that form of chemistry-the contact of ideas with events-is the field of adult education.