John Mason
John Mason
eye gum television
Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.
curiosity propulsion jet
God spare me sclerosis of the curiosity, for the curiosity which craves to keep us informed about the small things no less than the large is the mainspring, the dynamo, the jet propulsion of all complete living.
time waiting management
I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.
home heaven causes
No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.
cities circles people
The more I observed Washington, the more frequently I visited it, and the more people I interviewed there, the more I understood how prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid it out as a city that goes around in circles.
drama past men
Something deathless and dangerous in the world sweeps past you...It is something fearful and ominous, something turbulent and to be dreaded, which distends the drama to include the life of nations as well as of men. It is an ageless warning...
reality long enough
I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life, and not too long to be downed by them.
education thinking sheep
Part of the American myth is that people who are handed the skin of a dead sheep at graduating time think that it will keep their minds alive forever.
kings humorous play
He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.
writing winning agony
It is in the hard rockpile labour of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing comes in.
tattoo people criticism
To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.
education purpose daily-life
She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it as part of daily life.
memories today tomorrow
So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.
writing mirrors vanity
The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.