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1925–2007 United States
Arthur "Art" Buchwald (20 October 1925 – 17 January 2007) was an American humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post newspaper, which 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.
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If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it.
Don't commit suicide, because you might change your mind two weeks later.
The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.
Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?
Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.
I like champagne—because it always tastes like my foot's asleep.
A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it.
I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.
I just don't want to die the same day Castro dies.
People are broad-minded. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive, there's something wrong with him.
Have I Ever Lied to You? (1968)
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
Interview in The New York Times Book Review (1985)
Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new...program comes along to make you wonder where you thought the ebb was.
Have I Ever Lied to You? (1968)
People ask what I am really trying to do with humor. The answer is, "I'm getting even." … For me, being funny is the best revenge.
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