Jacques Barzun

If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.

It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence.

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.

While Obama might not push college education exclusively, like most Democrats he does oversell it and does shortchange the alternatives. And millions of young Americans pay the price.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

Whenever I have bid a hasty goodbye to a loved one, I've always made sure that my record collection was safely stored away in the boot of the car.