“No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No asc...” — A. J. Liebling Quote

“No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane.”

“There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor.”

“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.”

“When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when I'd come home to find that the water had been turned off because my mother couldn't afford the bill. Suddenly, everything feels easier.”

“I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game.”

“America has to ask itself not what it wants, but what it can afford... The New Deal, in my mind, has become a raw deal for my children.”