Quotes by Heywood C. Broun

“The great threat to the young and pure in heart is not what they read but what they dont read.”

“The most prolific period of pessimism comes at twenty-one, or thereabouts, when the first attempt is made to translate dreams into reality”

“Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God”

“I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice cream”

“The ability to make love frivolously is the chief characteristic which distinguishes human beings from the beasts”

“Appeasers believe that if you keep on throwing steaks to a tiger, the tiger will become a vegetarian”

“God, as some cynic has said, is always on the side which has the best football coach”

“Brotherhood is not just a Bible word. Out of comradeship can come and will come the happy life for all.”

“The most casual examination will reveal the fact that all the jokes about the horrible results of masculine cooking and sewing are written by men. It is all part of a great scheme of sex propaganda.”

“I might resume the habit of going to church if the preacher would be honest enough to stand up some morning and say, Perhaps next Sunday, but not today, and then sit down”