The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.

Quote by Simon Hoggart

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Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You're tired, you've...

Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You're tired, you've...

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los...

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los...

In Washington, success is just a training course for failure.

In Washington, success is just a training course for failure.

Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique....

Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique....

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los...

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los...

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los...

There is a new billboard outside Time Square. It keeps an up-to minute count of...

There is a new billboard outside Time Square. It keeps an up-to minute count of...

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the...

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the...

New York, the nation's thyroid gland.

New York, the nation's thyroid gland.

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

New York is a granite beehive, where people jostle and whir like molecules in an...

New York is a granite beehive, where people jostle and whir like molecules in an...

You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show...

You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show...

Storing your car in New York is safer than entering it in a demolition derby....

Storing your car in New York is safer than entering it in a demolition derby....

I miss New York. I still love how people talk to you on the street...

I miss New York. I still love how people talk to you on the street...

This is New York and there's no law against being annoying

This is New York and there's no law against being annoying

For about 15 minutes, Doug Flutie was the toast of New York-not just the toast...

For about 15 minutes, Doug Flutie was the toast of New York-not just the toast...

Are there women in New York who are just there to make us feel bad...

Are there women in New York who are just there to make us feel bad...

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one...

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one...

The Administrations willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less...

The Administrations willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less...