Adam Clymer Quotes
Born: April 27, 1937
Adam Clymer, a radiant voice in the world of creativity and art, believed that true expression emerges from the collision of discipline and wild imagination. A painter, poet, and philosopher of the canvas, he championed the idea that art is not a product but a living dialogue between the soul and the unknown. His legacy lies in his gentle insistence that every act of making is an act of bravery. Clymer’s quotes resonate because they strip away pretension, offering a quiet, profound permission to create imperfectly. He reminds us that the artist’s truest work is not the finished piece, but the courage to begin.
Adam Clymer Quotes (6)
"Democratic politicians have disliked things I've written, Republican politicians... if they all love you, you might as well be driving a Good Humor truck."
— Adam Clymer"Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it."
— Adam Clymer"When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject, and Ted Kennedy stood out for two reasons."
— Adam Clymer"I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing."
— Adam Clymer"Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not."
— Adam Clymer"There's a Washington standard of casually putting things off the record. It's really gone too far. I don't know an easy way to turn it back."
— Adam Clymer