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Danh ngôn của Herb Caen (Sứ mệnh: 2)

The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.
Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything.
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
I have a memory like an elephant. I remember every elephant I've ever met.
When a place advertises itself as 'World Famous,' you may be sure it isn't.
Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.
I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'
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.