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Herb Caen
Herb Caen
American Journalist
Born: Apr 3, 1916
Died: Feb 1, 1997
Around Every Man Time World You
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I have a memory like an elephant. I remember every elephant I've ever met. Herb Caen
Funny Memory Remember Met Every Like Elephant Ever
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
Dreams Vision City Length Height Width
The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around. Herb Caen
Time Trouble Pain Born-Again Around Bigger Even Second Christians
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew. Herb Caen
Wisdom Time Man First Teeth Bites More He First Time His Chew Off Than Begins Cutting
A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds. Herb Caen
Day Crazy People Odds City Somehow Small Step Make Terrible Concrete End Jungle Against Each Each Day Whose
A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash and eternal conflict may produce eternal truths. Herb Caen
Conflict Opportunity Mind State Marketplace City Clash Ideas Opinions Traded Truths Taste May Where Eternal Produce
Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative. Herb Caen
You Yourself Negative Black Looking Positively City Find More Both Wipe Days Parts Answer Forehead Question Handkerchief Just Manhattan After Place Anywhere Land Your Fascinating Wash Away Two
When a place advertises itself as 'World Famous,' you may be sure it isn't. Herb Caen
You World Advertise Sure Itself May Famous Place
The world of Manhattan is small and tightly knit, and the man on top retains a certain humility. He knows how far and fast he can fall by looking at the guy across the street. The view from the $250,000 apartment covers a lot of ground, most of it condemned. Herb Caen
Man World Looking Fall Humility Top Guy Small He Knit Most Knows Tightly How How Far Condemned Covers Lot Manhattan Apartment Far Certain Across View Ground Fast Street
Philosophically, I don't like doing commercials. Herb Caen
Philosophically Like Doing Commercials
San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness. Herb Caen
Self-Satisfaction San Bond
Old San Francisco - the one so many nostalgics yearn for - had buildings that related well to each other. Herb Caen
Old Other Related Francisco Had Well Buildings Yearn San San Francisco Many Each

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