Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes
Russell Lyneswas an American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth2 December 1910
CountryUnited States of America
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A lady is a woman who makes a man behave like a gentleman.
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Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. It is the dishonest businessman's substitute for conscience. It is the communicator's substitute, whether he is advertising man or editor or writer, for self-respect.
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A lady is nothing very specific. One man's lady is another man's woman; sometimes, one man's lady is another man's wife. Definitions overlap but they almost never coincide.
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Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go.
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The only graceful way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it. If you can't top it, laugh at it. If you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.
When it gets dark enough you can see the stars.
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.
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The true snob never rests; there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people to look down upon
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Camouflage is a game we all like to play
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The most effective comeback to an insult is silence.
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Sure, I'd love to help you out...now, which way did you come in?
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If you took an IQ test, the results would be negative.
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Sure, I've seen people like you before - but I had to pay an admission.
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And I thought I had problems? Look at your face!