William Safire

I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian. ↗

— William Safire

#i #libertarian #things #willing

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing. ↗

— William Safire

#deal #editing #find #great #great deal

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. ↗

— William Safire

#basis #civilized #delight #how #knowing

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague. ↗

— William Safire

#cliches #last #least #like #plague

One challenge to the arts in America is the need to make the arts, especially the classic masterpieces, accessible and relevant to today's audience. ↗

— William Safire

#america #arts #audience #challenge #classic

Previously known for its six syllables of sweetness and light, reconciliation has become the political fighting word of the year. ↗

— William Safire

#fighting #known #light #political #previously

Stop worrying about the 'dumbing down' of our language by bloggers, tweeters, cableheads and MSM thumbsuckers engaged in a 'race to the bottom' of the page by little minds confined to little words. ↗

— William Safire

#bloggers #bottom #confined #down #engaged

The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in 'straw-man device, technique or issue,' was popularized in American culture by 'The Wizard of Oz.' ↗

— William Safire

#american #american culture #compound #culture #device

The wonderful thing about being a New York Times columnist is that it's like a Supreme Court appointment - they're stuck with you for a long time. ↗

— William Safire

#appointment #being #columnist #court #like

To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own. ↗

— William Safire

#channeling #dismissed #dummy #having #live