If there is any way you can get colder than you do when you sleep in a bedding roll on the ground in a tent in southern Tunisia two hours before dawn, I don't know about it. A. J. Liebling bedcolddawn Change image and share on social
An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed. A. J. Liebling americanblindenglishman Change image and share on social
There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor. A. J. Liebling cherishconceptgenerally Change image and share on social
Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas - stale and unprofitable. The consumer forgets that the corn tastes different where it grows. A. J. Liebling badlybantamconsumer share on social
To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any, aware, as they are, that these innocent thanks belong to those American combat troops who won the beachhead and then made the breakthrough. There are few such men in Paris. A. J. Liebling americanawarebeachhead share on social
The way to write is well, and how is your own business. A. J. Liebling businesswrite Change image and share on social
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. A. J. Liebling freedomguaranteepress Change image and share on social
A city with one newspaper, or with a morning and an evening paper under one ownership, is like a man with one eye, and often the eye is glass. A. J. Liebling cityeveneye Change image and share on social
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down. A. J. Liebling accumulateallotappetite share on social
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane. A. J. Liebling affordasceticconsider Change image and share on social