Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant (1906-1972) was an American composer, pianist, writer, talk show host, actor, and comedian. He appeared in numerous films, often playing a pianist, and was known for his quick, biting wit.

An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.
Coronet Magazine, Sep. 1968
I don't drink liquor. I don't like it. It makes me feel good.
Time, May 5, 1958
I envy people who drink. At least they know what to blame everything on.
The Portable Curmudgeon
I have seizures of momentary sanity.
Memoirs of an Amnesiac
The difference between the Republicans and the Democrats is that the Democrats let the poor be corrupt, too.
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 26, 1969
There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased that line.
International Celebrity Register
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
On the 8th Day--God Laughed (Perret)
[A politician will] double-cross that bridge when he comes to it.
Memoirs of an Amnesiac

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.