Not All Bad

Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.
-William F. Buckley, Jr.

Insult

I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.
-William F. Buckley, Jr.

Inverse Relationship

There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.
-William F. Buckley Jr.

Standing athwart history ...

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'
-William F. Buckley, Jr.

Demure Lady

Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.
-William F. Buckley, Jr.