Who knew, in 2000, that compassionate conservatism meant bigger government, unrestricted government spending, government intrusion in personal matters, government ineptitude, and cronyism… — Christopher Buckley Accurate Copy Share Image
I looked at Mum and realized -- twang! -- that she was telling an untruth. A big untruth. And I remember thinking… — Christopher Buckley Bigs Copy Share Image
I'm a Republican, but I find Nancy Pelosi very attractive. She hasn't done a single thing as congressman or Speaker of the… — Christopher Buckley Attractive Copy Share Image
Reading any collection of a man's quotations is like eating the ingredients that go into a stew instead of cooking them together… — Christopher Buckley Autobiography Copy Share Image
“Women might just have something to contribute to civilization other than their vaginas".” — Christopher Buckley Half-the-sky Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong. — Christopher Buckley Arguing Copy Share Image
Nothing raises the national temperature more than a VACANCY sign hanging from the colonnaded front of the Supreme Court. — Christopher Buckley Court Copy Share Image
And each year now we know more, but we know no better — what we see in the sky is simply the… — Christopher Buckley Astronomy Copy Share Image
How many times had those awful words - "I know what I'm doing" - been uttered throughout history as prelude to disaster? — Christopher Buckley Awful Copy Share Image
The vice-president's tongue is several time zones ahead of his brain. — Christopher Buckley Brain Copy Share Image
One realization does dawn upon the death of the second parent, namely that you've now moved into the green room to the… — Christopher Buckley Dawn Copy Share Image
“Block of Death. Just inside the door on the left is the room where they held the proceedings. Jarek remarks that the… — Christopher Buckley Last year Copy Share Image
The best advice on writing I've ever received was from William Zinsser: 'Be grateful for every word you can cut.' — Christopher Buckley Advice Copy Share Image
“Let's look at this rationally...We've got a doctor who may kill him, an Attorney General who wants to declare him bananas, and… — Christopher Buckley Art world Copy Share Image
Christopher Hitchens is the greatest living essayist in the English language. — Christopher Buckley English language Copy Share Image