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Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

~Herb Caen

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A good column is one that sells paper. It doesn't matter how beautifully it is written and how much you admire the author... if it doesn't sell any papers, it's not a good column. It's a terrible yardstick to use, but in the newspaper business, that's the whole thing.

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Philosophically, I don't like doing commercials.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: April 3rd, 1916

Died: February 1st, 1997

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