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Christopher Buckley Quotes

I think people assumed because of my last name that I was a real right-winger. And if you cared to look at my writing, you would be hard pressed to deduce that I'm an ideological right-winger.

Christopher Buckley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 28, 1952

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People Writing Think Name You Look

A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues.

Andrew Mellon

Common Sense Tax Taxes Out Sense

That's my prescription for a happy marriage - marry someone who doesn't do anything similar to what you do.

Maxine Kumin

Marriage Happy Someone You Anything

The world has 6 billion people and counting. We need to help 500 million people become better leaders so that billions can benefit.

John P. Kotter

People World Better Help Become

When you're working with an ensemble, I think you really need different energies because you don't have much time with each character to make them feel real. You want strong personalities that are very different.

John Hillcoat

Character Time Strong Think You

I have what I like to call a 'chinneck.' My chin just flows rather easily into my neck.

Matthew Perry

Neck Call Just Like Rather Chin

Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does.

Johnny Cash

Love Music Hate Death Apple Country

As a playwright, you can cover a lot of waterfront without being able to hold your own against an expert in any of those areas. I have no illusions about that.

Tom Stoppard

You Expert Without Own Hold Against

I'm a recovering journalist, I should say.

Roger Ross Williams

Say Journalist Should Recovering

Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election.

Michael Reagan

Win Election Republican Cannot He

The problem most people make with their media presence is they're trying to craft a media presence as opposed to just consistently publishing who they are.

Jason Calacanis

People Problem Media Trying Craft

The studios will go wherever they smell money. It's like sharks to the blood.

Don Bluth

Money Sharks Go Blood Will Smell

All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination.

Wislawa Szymborska

Best Imagination Reality Over Common