Art Buchwald Quotes
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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In the spring of 1936, I was introduced by friends to Jean Tatlock. In the autumn, I began to court her. We were at least twice close enough to marriage to think of ourselves as engaged.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
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Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship.
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven't seen God. But I think that one's beliefs are one's God - and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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With modeling, you are the client and you give them what they want... with music, it is all about you, people are buying into you as a person.
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I got lost but look what I found.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from.
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I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.
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We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.
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I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator.
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In music I still prefer the minor key, and in printing I like the light coming from the dark. I like pictures that surmount the darkness, and many of my photographs are that way. It is the way I see photographically. For practical reasons, I think it looks better in print too.
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I needed my life as a springboard for my fiction. I have to have something solid under my feet when I write. I'm not a fantasist. I bounce up and down on the diving board, and I go into the water of fiction. But I've got to begin in life so I can pump life into it throughout.
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There had to be dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background it's flashing glory.
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When snow melts, what does it become?' It becomes water, of course' Wrong! It becomes spring!
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The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.
