He had a habit of remarking to bartenders that he didn't see any sense in mixing whiskey with water since the whiskey was already wet.
Joseph MitchellAlso, I had not yet found out about time; I was still under the illusion that I had plenty of time - time for this, time for that, time for everything, time to waste.
Joseph MitchellIt is perhaps an ugly comment on the American press, but the function of the interviewer on most newspapers is to entertain, not to shed light. . . . An interviewer soon begins to judge public figures on the basis of their entertainment value, overlooking their true importance. It is not easy to get an interview with Professor Franz Boas, the greatest anthropologist in the world, across a city desk, but a mild interview with Oom the Omnipotent will hit the bottom of page one under a two-column head. . . . It is safe to write accurately only about the nuts and bums. When a public figure does something ridiculous reporters may then write about him accurately.
Joseph Mitchell...you can hate a place with all your heart and soul and still be homesick for it.
Joseph MitchellI have a great deal of experience in justifying myself to myself.
Joseph MitchellAll information of a spiritual or personal nature will have to come from our father, who art in heaven, and I think he's in New York right now.
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