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Russell Lynes quotes

American Critic December 2, 1910 – September 14, 1991

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Russell Lynes quote: "It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor..."
It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity. Russell Lynes
A truly appreciative child will break, lose, spoil, or fondle to death any really successful gift within a matter of minutes. Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes quote: "In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded..."
In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded against than bad taste is good taste. Russell Lynes
the only graceful way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you cant ignore it, top it; if you cant top it, laugh at it; if you cant laugh at it, its probably deserved Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes quote: "When it gets dark enough you can see the stars."
When it gets dark enough you can see the stars. Russell Lynes
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. Russell Lynes
If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can't top it, laugh it off; and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably deserved. Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes quote: "Every journalist has a novel inside him, which is an excellent..."
Every journalist has a novel inside him, which is an excellent place for it. Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes quote: "Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent..."
Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it. Russell Lynes
The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today than any other building that has gone remotely by the name of architecture in our history. Russell Lynes
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. Russell Lynes
Camouflage is a game we all like to play, but our secrets are as surely revealed by what we want to seem to be as by what we want to conceal. Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes quote: "Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for..."
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes quote: "Ragtime was a fanfare for the 20th century."
Ragtime was a fanfare for the 20th century. Russell Lynes

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