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> [Baffling late-life discovery: Golfers wear those awful clothes on purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/baffling-late-life-discovery-golfers-wear-those-awful-clothes-on/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

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## More by Herb Caen

> [I have a memory like an elephant. I remember every elephant I've ever met.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/i-have-a-memory-like-an-elephant-i-remember-every-elephant-i-ve-ever/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/a-city-is-not-gauged-by-its-length-and-width-but-by-the-broadness-of/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/i-sometimes-worry-about-my-short-attention-span-but-not-for-long/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/just-two-days-in-manhattan-and-you-find-yourself-looking-for-a-place/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [Baffling late-life discovery: Golfers wear those awful clothes on purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/baffling-late-life-discovery-golfers-wear-those-awful-clothes-on/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [All American cars are basically Chevrolets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/all-american-cars-are-basically-chevrolets/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/san-franciscans-have-a-bond-of-self-satisfaction-bordering-on-smugness/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [The waterfront without the Ferry Tower would be like a birthday cake without a candle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/the-waterfront-without-the-ferry-tower-would-be-like-a-birthday-cake/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [Best trumpet: Mike Vax, an alumnus of the Kenton Band, who plays every style with a bright cutting edge, throwing in bop riffs here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/best-trumpet-mike-vax-an-alumnus-of-the-kenton-band-who-plays-every/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/the-trouble-with-born-again-christians-is-that-they-are-an-even/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [We are reorganizing in order to eliminate duplication and redundancy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/we-are-reorganizing-in-order-to-eliminate-duplication-and-redundancy/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [Old San Francisco - the one so many nostalgics yearn for - had buildings that related well to each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/old-san-francisco-the-one-so-many-nostalgics-yearn-for-had-buildings/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/the-clock-doesn-t-matter-in-baseball-time-stands-still-or-moves/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/isn-t-it-nice-that-people-who-prefer-los-angeles-to-san-francisco/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

> [A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-caen/a-city-is-a-crazy-concrete-jungle-whose-people-at-the-end-of-each-day/)

[Herb Caen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-caen/)

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