William F. Buckley

“Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.”

“There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.”

“It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!”

“I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven't just been sitting on my ass all afternoon.”

“Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.”

“It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.”

“The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.”

“To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.”