Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Alexandra Petri
American humorist and newspaper columnist
Alexandra Petri is an American humorist and newspaper columnist. She is known for her satirical writing, and in 2024 she received the Thurber Prize for American Humor. In 2010, she became the youngest person to have a column in The Washington Post. She later ran the paper’s ComPost blog and worked with Dana Milbank there before joining The Atlantic in May 2025. Her satire has drawn public attention, including a 2017 piece about Donald Trump that was miscategorized as news and included in a White House press briefing. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018.
More from Alexandra Petri (98 quotes) →Other sayings from Alexandra Petri
- “I think, when you're doing a column and blogging every day, you get familiar with the sound of your own voice.”Alexandra Petri
- “Once you start worrying, it's hard to stop.”Alexandra Petri
- “As long as cantankerous old people have existed, they have complained that kids nowadays don't seem to know a…”Alexandra Petri
- “The difference between face-to-face conversation and any other medium of communication is simple: No distract…”Alexandra Petri
Reflections: more sayings
- “Our goal with the cloud is to make sure that our cloud and our cloud applications are available on every devi…”Satya Nadella
- “Men have been domesticated, and I don't think it's necessarily good for them. They have been emasculated with…”June Whitfield
- “If you don't win a Super Bowl, you're not considered successful in the National Football League. I can rememb…”Tom Landry