A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams. Herb Caen More Quotes by Herb Caen More Quotes From Herb Caen A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew. Herb Caen cuttingwisdommen I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long. Herb Caen worryattentionlong 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.' Herb Caen san-franciscodoeheaven Martinis are like breasts, one isn't enough, and three is too many. Herb Caen martinithreeenough San Francisco isn't what it used to be, and it never was. Herb Caen san-franciscousedhumorous It is better to have loved and lost, but only if you have a good attorney. Herb Caen loved-and-lostattorneylost Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there? Herb Caen san-francisconicepeople I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there. Herb Caen wisecutelife The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever. Herb Caen immortalitygoes-onforever The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around. Herb Caen painchristiantime Baffling late-life discovery: Golfers wear those awful clothes on purpose. Herb Caen clothesgolfdiscovery There are a thousand viewpoints in the viewtiful city. Herb Caen san-franciscoviewpointscities Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. Herb Caen stay-strongangernight 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. Herb Caen paperusematter Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative. Herb Caen landcitiestwo Logic is no answer to passion. Herb Caen logicpassionanswers A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds. Herb Caen concrete-junglecrazyodds Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate. Herb Caen satiretacticsself The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backwards. Theoretically, one game could go on forever. Some seem to. Herb Caen baseballgamesmoving A city is where you can sign a petition, boo the chief justice, fish off a pier, gaze at a hippopotamus, buy a flower at the corner, or get a good hamburger or a bad girl at 4 A.M. A city is where sirens make white streaks of sound in the sky and foghorns speak in dark grays. San Francisco is such a city. Herb Caen girlflowerdark
