Russell Lynes Quotes

A collection of quotes by Russell Lynes.

Russell Lynes (1910-1991) was an American art historian, author, and photographer. He gained prominence as a leading cultural commentator and critic during the mid-20th century. Lynes wrote several influential books on art, including "The Tastemakers" and "The Erotic Arts," which explored the intersection of culture and aesthetics. He was also the managing editor of Harper's Magazine and an editor at Fortune. Throughout his career, Lynes made significant contributions to the field of art criticism, helping shape public perception and understanding of contemporary art.

The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today th

The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today than any other building that has gone remotely by the name of architecture in our history.

Architecture

The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; i

The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.

Insults

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with cando

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity.

Mistakes

If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can't top it,

If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can't top it, laugh it off; and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably deserved.

Insults

The true snob never rests: there is always a higher goal to

The true snob never rests: there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people to look down upon.

Truth

A lady is nothing very specific. One man's lady is another m

A lady is nothing very specific. One man's lady is another man's woman; sometimes, one man's lady is another man's wife. Definitions overlap but they almost never coincide.

Women

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intell

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

Intelligence