Fletcher Knebel

“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.”

“Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.”

“Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.”

“A fanatic is a man who does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.”

“An intellectual is a man who takes more words than are necessary to tell more than he knows.”

“A bargain is something you can't use at a price you can't resist.”

“Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.”

“A string of opinions is no more a curriculum than a string of beads is a necklace.”

“When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them.”