Quotes from C. E. M. Joad

My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to get rid of them because I know that I am bored.

The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you.

It has been left to our generation to discover that you can move heaven and earth to save five minutes and then not have the faintest idea what to do with them when you have saved them.

A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.

Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.