List of William Safire Quotes

George Washington Had A Tough Second Term.

The Tension Between The Governed And The Governing Is What Makes The World Go 'round. It's Not Love, It's That Tension, Because That Tension Exists In Love Affairs. The Whole Idea Of Control Is At The Heart Of Human Relationships. Control And Resistance To Control.

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.

Previously Known For Its Six Syllables Of Sweetness And Light, Reconciliation Has Become The Political Fighting Word Of The Year.

Do Not Be Taken In By 'insiderisms.' Fledgling Columnists, Eager To Impress Readers With Their Grasp Of Journalistic Jargon, Are Drawn To Such Arcane Spellings As 'lede.' Where They Lede, Do Not Follow.

A Reader Ought To Be Able To Hold It And Become Familiar With Its Organized Contents And Make It A Mind's Manageable Companion.

Color And Bite Permeate A Language Designed To Rally Many Men, To Destroy Some, And To Change The Minds Of Others.

The New, Old, And Constantly Changing Language Of Politics Is A Lexicon Of Conflict And Drama?ridicule And Reproach?pleading And Persuasion.

When Your Government, Employer, Landlord, Merchant, Banker And Local Sports Team Gang Up To Picture, Digitize And Permanently Record Your Every Activity, You Are Placed Under Unprecedented Control.

I'm A Right-wing Pundit And Have Been For Many Years.

This Is What It's All About. From What I Could See, You Could Get A Bunch Of People Together, Whip Up The Press And Have Some Impact.

A Book Should Have An Intellectual Shape And A Heft That Comes With Dealing With A Primary Subject.