Herb Caen Quotes

A good column is one that sells paper. It doesn't matter how beautifully it is written and how much you admire the author... if it doesn't sell any papers, it's not a good column. It's a terrible yardstick to use, but in the newspaper business, that's the whole thing.

Herb Caen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 3, 1916 - February 1, 1997

Topics

GoodBusinessYouAdmireMatter

Because of the wonderfully positive response to 'Life's That Way,' I am considering writing some more autobiographical stuff - maybe another book. I don't know. It doesn't help that I'm lazy.

Jim Beaver

LifePositiveI AmWritingBookWay

You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons.

John Legend

FamilyMotherYouKnowOldPiano

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

John Henry Newman

LoveMenFriendsExerciseOnlyOur

I feel like everyone should buy less but buy better.

Michael Bastian

BetterFeelEveryoneBuyI Feel Like

I haven't played a lot of nice guys.

Michael Douglas

NiceNice GuysPlayedGuysLot

The more we look at drug resistance, the more concerned we are. It basically shows us that the end of the road isn't very far away for antibiotics.

Tom Frieden

RoadEndLookFar AwayMoreUs

Fashion is not frivolous. It is a part of being alive today.

Mary Quant

TodayFashionAliveBeingPart

For me, spiritual practice is a lot closer to art than science.

Liz Williams

ScienceArtSpiritualPracticeMe

I have two younger sisters who are 11 years younger than me. So I was an only child for a while.

Lorelei Linklater

ChildMeTwoYearsOnly ChildOnly

I knock on my board to unjinx myself.

Chloe Kim

MyselfKnockBoard

The jihadists of ISIS wish to go back to what they see as a more pure form of Islam from the time of the Prophet and his companions. They believe in a literal interpretation of the Koran.

Paul Wood

TimeBelieveWishBackGoIslam

Presidents can be judged by the company they choose to keep.

Nina Easton

ChooseCompanyKeepJudged

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