
“A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.”
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Context: We're doing a great disservice to our young people because the only protection is abstinence, as condoms have been proven fallible.... The federal government should not be telling young people to use condoms.... It's also an insult to teenagers, reducing them to the level of a dog that can't control its hormones.
“A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.”
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014
"An Introduction", The Fireside Book of Dog Stories (Simon and Schuster, 1943); reprinted in Thurber's Dogs (1955)
From other writings
“Q: What's the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?
A: You can't hear an enzyme.”
“To say it is a dog's breakfast is an insult to the pet food industry.”
James Landale, "Collected sayings of Morgan the mouth'", The Times, November 10, 1998, p. 8.
Comment on architectural plans for the National Assembly for Wales building.
Source: I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman