1,140 Quotes by E. B. White

What do you mean less than nothing? I don't think there is any such thing as less than nothing. Nothing is absolutely the limit of nothingness. It's the lowest you can go. It's the end of the line. How can something be less than nothing? If there were something that was less than nothing, then nothing would not be nothing, it would be something - even though it's just a very little bit of something. But if nothing is nothing, then nothing has nothing that is less than it is.

Whether it's the cotton gin or the Internet, we've added value by innovating. Innovation and free trade have served us very well.

They don't have to call anybody for approval; they can flip the switch and go on air. We don't want any time lapse.

This recovery we're in is gradual. We're seeing a real measured pace of absorption, rent appreciation and vacancy decline.

Our mailing list is over 600, and we know that it's far from complete.

If sometimes there seems to be a sort of sameness of sound in The New Yorker, it probably can be traced to the magazine's copydesk, which is a marvelous fortress of grammatical exactitude and stylish convention.

I've never scored a touchdown in my life.

Where else can you do that besides L.A.?

We responded to the area but we were unable to locate the suspect?s vehicle,