Walter Winchell

“Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea.”

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.”

“A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.”

“Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.”

“Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.”

“Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.”

“I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.”

“She's been on more laps than a napkin.”

“Nothing recedes like success.”

“What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.”

“An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.”