Clifton Fadiman was a famous Writer from USA, who lived between May 15, 1904 and June 20, 1999. He/she became 95 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience.
Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Clifton, under the main topic Humor.
12 Famous quotes by Clifton Fadiman
"My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat"
"A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself"
"Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking"
"I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation"
"When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before"
"Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is hiding something"
"The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest"
"Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly"
"For most men, life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed"
"Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality"
"By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but I knew how to try to become one"
"As between mileage and experience choose experience"
