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Famous William Safire Quotes
“I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian.”
“Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.”
“Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.”
“Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.”
“The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.”
“Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.”
“It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.”
“No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet.”
“Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.”
“Avoid overuse of 'quotation “marks.”'”
“If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.”
“I think we have a need to know what we do not need to know.”
“Gridlock is great. My motto is, 'Don't just do something. Stand there.'”
“At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning.”
“When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.”