humorist best known for his long-running column
in The Washington Post
, which in turn was carried as a syndicated column in many other newspapers. His column focused on political satire
and commentary. He received the Pulitzer Prize
for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
Buchwald was also known for the Buchwald v. Paramount
lawsuit, which he and partner Alain Bernheim filed against Paramount Pictures
in 1988 in a controversy over the Eddie Murphy
film Coming to America
; Buchwald claimed Paramount had stolen his script treatment.
A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it.
The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.
Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new...program comes along to make you wonder where you thought the ebb was.
People are broad-minded. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive, there's something wrong with him.
Just when you think there's nothing to write about, Nixon says, "I am not a crook." Jimmy Carter says, "I have lusted after women in my heart." President Reagan says, "I have just taken a urinalysis test, and I am not on dope."
If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it.
People ask what I am really trying to do with humor. The answer is, 'I'm getting even.' ... For me, being funny is the best revenge.