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Arthur Buchwald (October 20, 1925 - January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his long-running column that he wrote in The Washington Post, which in turn was carried as a syndicated column in many other newspapers

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The best things in life aren't things.

– Art Buchwald

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His column explaining Thanksgiving to the French when he wrote for the Paris edition of the Herald Tribune there. --bb

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I worship the quicksand he walks in.

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Just when you think there's nothing to write about, Nixon says, 'I am not a crook.' Jimmy Carter says, 'I have lusted after women in my heart.' President Reagan says, 'I have just taken a urinalysis test, and I am not on dope.'

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You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.

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Bill Blando
An outdoor church bulletin board in downtown New Cumberland, PA, has its only item this week (and it might last into next week or even next month) this following quote:

"The best things in life aren't things.
– Art Buchwald"

Mr. Buchwald, who discovered humor (in good-natured satire) in just about anything and everything, I thin, would be absolutely pleased and gratified with the acknowledgement and delighted with the fact his wisdom remains alive, 'though he died 10 years ago. He might even find reason to write one more book; his resurrection on a Methodist church in smalltown central Pennsylvania. more »
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- Marina Grin
  Thank you!
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- Bill Blando
  Marina Grin
  Marina,
  I knew of Mr. Buchwald's humor way back in the 1950s when I was doing duty in France, and he wrote his column in and for the Paris edition of the Herald Tribune. His book about being booted from a hospice because helived there too long is inspiring and Buchwaldian funny.--bb more »
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