Quotes by Art Cooper

If I have a signature, it's the skull and crossbones. I have ties, cuff links, suspenders, and even a pair of velvet tuxedo slippers with the skull and crossbones on them. I think it's the buccaneer in me.

My only regrets in my career are that I never spent any time overseas as a reporter, and that I was never a Washington correspondent. Outside of work, I wish I had spent less time on the baseball field and more time learning how to play the piano. I also wish I had learned to dance earlier in life.

One grooming tip that really works is to put cucumber slices on your bloodshot eyes the morning after a long night of partying.

When I first started editing GQ, it gave the impression of being, and in fact was, a gay magazine. There were female models in it and there were women on the cover, but the boys were always much, much more beautiful than the girls.

When I was a young man, I had a mentor on women and he said when you meet a woman that you think you like, don't ask her for a drink. Take her out for a bowl of soup. Because a woman who can enjoy a bowl of soup is bound to be more interesting.