John Erskine
John Erskine
John Erskinewas an American educator and author, pianist and composer. He was an English professor at Amherst College from 1903 to 1909, followed by Columbia University from 1909 and 1937. During his tenure at Columbia University he formulated the General Honors Course—responsible for inspiring the influential Great Books movement. He published over 100 books, novels, criticism, essays including his most important essay, The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth5 October 1879
CountryUnited States of America
Lets tell young people the best books are yet to written; the best painting, the best government the best of everything is yet to be done by them.
In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes.
Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.
There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.
Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information.