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“I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.”
“Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.”
“Never buy four C-plus paintings when you can buy one A.”
“People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.”
“God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.”
“Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.”
“It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.”
“What matters is that you are doing what you think is right based on the standards which you hold.”
“My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.”
“Few things are as essential as education.”
“Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.”
“I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty.”
“Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.”
“The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.”
“The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.”
“The greatest power is not money power, but political power.”