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1. "Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail." ~ Graydon Carter

2. "Life is all about seating and lighting." ~ Graydon Carter

3. "Many men think they're playboys, but they invariably land wide of the mark. Surrounding yourself with champagne, fast friends, and paid escorts is the very definition of the word 'loser.'" ~ Graydon Carter

4. "Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Charlie Sheen no doubt look at Berlusconi and think, 'Role model!' Women, of course, know otherwise. They see him as an aging, pathetic buffoon." ~ Graydon Carter

5. "Branding experts believe that just because they have rethought a company's image or name, the rest of us will automatically fall in line." ~ Graydon Carter

6. "I don't do any research. It's all about gut. Editing - it's always about gut." ~ Graydon Carter

7. "It could fairly be said that America, during the Bush years, has entered an Age of Denial - arguably the first stage of a nation's decline." ~ Graydon Carter

8. "As a father of five, I sometimes feel I've spent a lifetime watching Disney musicals." ~ Graydon Carter

9. "In this age of 24-7 headlines, the term 'newsweekly' seems almost quaint." ~ Graydon Carter

10. "Magazine stories, the best ones anyway, are generally a combination of three elements: access, narrative, and disclosure." ~ Graydon Carter

11. "Moping is an unattractive attribute in a man." ~ Graydon Carter

12. "Most of us have learned the hard way that there are very few things you can absolutely count on in life." ~ Graydon Carter

13. "It could safely be said that Iraqis are dying at a faster clip since the American-led invasion and occupation than they did during the last decade of Saddam Hussein's rule." ~ Graydon Carter

14. "Lobster-both-ways is popular tonight. The preparation is easy enough. Take a two-pound lobster. Kill it with a sharp chef's knife straight between the eyes. Remove the claw and knuckle meat. Steam for five minutes, chop into salad with aioli, celery, and lots of shallots and chives. Chill. Reserve the tail until ordered. Paint with herb-infused oil, season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, grill for two or three minutes until it's just cooked through. Serve with spicy organic greens." ~ Graydon Carter

15. "In less than a year, the Bush administration will strut out of office, leaving the country in roughly the same condition a toddler leaves a diaper." ~ Graydon Carter

16. "My hunch is that pop culture began to stagnate the moment Americans started to love the past more than they did the future." ~ Graydon Carter

17. "After the collapse of Wall Street in the 1920s, the culture stopped being all about money, and the country survived and ultimately flourished." ~ Graydon Carter

18. "Christopher Hitchens was a wit, a charmer, and a troublemaker, and to those who knew him well, he was a gift from - dare I say it - God." ~ Graydon Carter

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