William Safire
William Safire
William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 December 1929
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
opinion definite
Have a definite opinion.
fun knowing
The most fun in breaking a rule is in knowing what rule you're breaking.
office firsts first-lady
The first ladyship is the only federal office in which the holder can neither be fired nor impeached.
tired needs nuance
Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity.
reading editing repetition
If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing.
thinking needs knows
I think we have a need to know what we do not need to know.
lasts cliche plague
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
truth obviousness peer-pressure
Never assume the obvious is true.
president unions carter
Carter is the best President the Soviet Union ever had.
years wings pundits
I'm a right-wing pundit and have been for many years.
mind accused dummy
To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.
reading writing thinking
By elevating your reading, you will improve your writing or at least tickle your thinking.
impact people together
This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and have some impact.
jobs stress exercise
The trick is to start early in our careers the stress-relieving avocation that we will need later as a mind-exercising final vocation. We can quit a job, but we quit fresh involvement at our mental peril.