Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Art Buchwald (American Humorist, Satirist)

Arthur Buchwald (1925–2007) was an American humorist and columnist known for his sharp political satire and witty social commentary. His syndicated column in The Washington Post ran for decades, appearing in over 500 newspapers worldwide.

Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Buchwald had a difficult childhood, spending time in foster care. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II before enrolling at the University of Southern California. In 1948, he moved to Paris, writing a nightlife column for the Paris Herald Tribune, later expanding into humor and political satire.

Returning to the U.S. in 1961, Buchwald became one of American journalism’s leading satirical voices, skewering politicians, celebrities, and cultural trends with humor and insight. He won the Pulitzer for Outstanding Commentary (1982.)

Buchwald authored books including I’ll Always Have Paris (1996,) a memoir of his time in France, and Too Soon to Say Goodbye (2006,) written after forgoing kidney dialysis. His column collections, such as While Reagan Slept (1983) and You Can Fool All of the People All of the Time (1985,) showcased his biting wit.

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The best things in life aren’t things.
—Art Buchwald
Topics: Possessions, Love, Property, Consumerism

Put yourself in Hamlet’s shoes. Suppose you were a prince, and you came back from college to discover that your uncle had murdered your father and married your mother, and you fell in love with a beautiful girl and mistakenly murdered her father, and then she went crazy and drowned herself. What would you do? Go back for a masters?
—Art Buchwald

If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it.
—Art Buchwald
Topics: Protest

Whether it is the best of times or the worst of times, it is the only time we have.
—Art Buchwald
Topics: Acceptance, Time Management, Carpe-diem, Waste, The Present

Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven’t been taxed before.
—Art Buchwald
Topics: Taxation

We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today. I don’t think it was, and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great. If you’re hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.
—Art Buchwald
Topics: Live-now, The Past

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