Broun, [Matthew] Heywood Campbell

US journalist

member of the Algonquin Wits

• "The tragedy of life is not that man loses but that he almost wins."
• "I doubt whether the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice cream."
• "I see no wisdom in saving up indignation for a rainy day."
• "Sports do not build character. They reveal it."
• "Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room."