Melvin Maddocks Quotes

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
Melvin Maddocks

Giving, Making, Scout

It is one test of a fully developed writer that he reminds us of no one but himself.
Melvin Maddocks

Himself, Writer, Test

Journalists do not like to report on uncertainties. They would almost rather be wrong than ambiguous.
Melvin Maddocks

Wrong, Rather, Almost

Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive.
Melvin Maddocks

Nothing, Defensive, Journalist

Once we thought, journalists and readers alike, that if we put together enough 'facts' and gave them a fast stir, we would come up with something that, at least by the standards of short-order cooks, could be called the truth.
Melvin Maddocks

Truth, Together, Thought

To choose art means to turn one's back on the world, or at least on certain of its distractions.
Melvin Maddocks

Art, Means, Turn

Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species.
Melvin Maddocks

Baseball, Show, Both

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