Art Buchwald
Art Buchwald
Arthur "Art" Buchwaldwas an American humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post, which in turn was carried as a syndicated column in many other newspapers. His column focused on political satire and commentary. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth20 October 1925
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
War for most men is not fighting or marching in parades. It is sitting around somewhere wondering what the hell you are supposed to be doing.
I just don't want to die the same day Castro dies
If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.
The best things in life aren't things.
While my friends were discussing Pearl Harbor as the country's problem, I took it personally. It dawned on me that the Japanese attack could be my ticket out of high school.
On the whole I woke up in the morning and was happy to be alive.
I didn't go on dialysis because I was 81 years old and I'd done everything I wanted, or so I thought.
The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.
... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech.
Writing humor in my column isn't as dangerous as performing it. If I fail in front of a live audience, the humiliation is as great as anything a human being can suffer.
Writers are funny about reviews: when they get a good one they ignore it-- but when they get a bad review they never forget it. Every writer I know is the same way: you get a hundred good reviews, and one bad, andyou remember only the bad. For years, you go on and fantasize about the reviewer who didn't like your book; you imagine him as a jerk, a wife-beater, a real ogre. And, in the meantime, the reviewer has forgotten all about the whole thing. But, twenty years later, the writer still remembers that one bad review.
I became a hero to everyone because I didn't take dialysis and was still alive.
Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?
The best way to clean up a son's room is to close the door and pretend it's not part of the house.