American - Journalist | December 7, 1948 -
I am first and foremost a storyteller; I want to tell a good story, and I want it to mean something - something that I think is important.
Mark Kurlansky
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Everyone always gets a little irritated by imitators, but mostly I'm flattered. What if you never did anything anyone wanted to copy?
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The Negro League had some of the best players in history. Satchel Paige was probably one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball, and many believe catcher Josh Gibson was a better hitter than Babe Ruth.
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When Ozzie Virgil became the first Dominican player in the majors, his nationality was barely noticed. What the press and fans talked about was his skin color. He was the first black player on the Detroit Tigers, and a great deal of attention was paid to him as someone who crossed the color line.
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Don't forget the Vietnam War was brought to us by Democrats.
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I wrote a children's book because children have the most open minds. They are the people who really want to learn.
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Baseball players are not specialists; they all have to do it all. That is why I, and many aficionados, dislike the American League's practice of replacing the pitcher with a designated hitter. This creates two players who do not have to do it all.
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The environmental movement does not always have to be about stopping things. It can be about fixing problems.
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A water route to Chinese trade replacing the long, arduous Silk Road was a great dream of the Renaissance.
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I have an increasingly strong feeling that all of us, myself included, too many times make too many statements and don't ask enough questions.
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Beware of fish that is very inexpensive.
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Montserrat is a very pleasant place to do nothing. The islanders know this, and they know this is why tourists go there, but they are not totally comfortable with the notion.
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