Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate.
Philosophically, I don't like doing commercials. - Herb Caen
Philosophically, I don't like doing commercials.
- Herb Caen
Martinis are like breasts, one isn't enough, and three is too many. - Herb Caen
Martinis are like breasts, one isn't enough, and three is too many.
I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but… - Herb Caen
I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but…
San Francisco isn't what it used to be, and it never was. - Herb Caen
San Francisco isn't what it used to be, and it never was.
I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there. - Herb Caen
I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there.
Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there? - Herb Caen
Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there?
The precise location of heaven on earth has never been established but it may very well be right here - Herb Caen
The precise location of heaven on earth has never been established but it may very well be right here
I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long. - Herb Caen
I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long.
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams. - Herb Caen
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.
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