H. L. Mencken

"Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood."

- H. L. Mencken, journalist, editor, satirist, critic

James Anthony Froude

"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one."

- James Anthony Froude, author, historian and magazine editor

Anne Herbert

"Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty"

- Anne Herbert, writer and editor

George Jean Nathan

"Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles."

- George Jean Nathan, critic and editor

Herbert Bayard Swope

"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."

- Herbery Bayard Swope, editor and journalist

James Oppenheim

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet."

- James Oppenheim, author, poet, editor

H. L. Mencken

"Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking."

- H. L. Mencken, journalist, editor, satirist, critic

H. L. Mencken

"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."

- H. L. Mencken, journalist, editor, satirist, critic

George Jean Nathan

"Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few."

- George Jean Nathan, critic and editor