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Russell Baker Quotes

American - Journalist | August 14, 1925 -

Anything that isn't opposed by about 40 percent of humanity is either an evil business or so unimportant that it simply doesn't matter.

Business Evil Humanity Matter Either

A day spent praising the earth and lamenting man's pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul.

History Day Soul Man Feel You

Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism.

Business Politics Journalism More

Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life.

Life American Journalism Talk Noise

American foreign policy had still not recovered from its victory over communism when George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice took over at the White House in 2001.

Communism Victory American House

Rereading A.J. Liebling carries me happily back to an age when all good journalists knew they had plenty to be modest about, and were.

Good Age Me Back Modest Knew

Gerald Boyd was a classic specimen of the self-made man. Born poor, he worked and studied his way up out of poverty under the guidance of his widowed grandmother.

Man Poverty Born Way Poor Classic

It was Queen Elizabeth who made me a foreign correspondent.

Queen Me Who Made Foreign Elizabeth

Serious journalism need not be solemn.

Journalism Serious Need Solemn

Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of.

Life Dreams Women Dangerous Young

It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush messages to the public to claim credit for it.

Me Credit Group Always Rush Claim

Letter writing was clearly important to Reagan. Even as president he kept dashing off letters to friends, pen pals, media people, statesmen, critics, and the kind of people who write to presidents never expecting a reply.

People Writing Friends Media Pen

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