Russell Baker Quotes

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.

Russell Baker

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Is it OK for Amazon to know every word of every book you've read? Are you comfortable with that? Maybe you are. Is it OK to let everybody know you eat Corn Flakes? OK, but then there are certain products you might not want people to know that you're using.

Jesse Schell

PeopleBookYouKnowWantEat

As kids, we traded 'I like Ike' and 'All the way with Adlai' buttons in elementary school.

Andrea Mitchell

SchoolWayElementary SchoolKids

The reality is that the workforce relative to the number of people retired has shrunk and today in America there are only 3.3 working Americans paying payroll taxes to support each individual currently retired and collecting Social Security taxes.

John Shadegg

TodaySupportPeopleRealityAmerica

Over the years, my husband and I have sent two dozen or more girls to college and helped them with whatever else they needed.

Soledad O'Brien

CollegeHusbandMoreOverWhatever

Racial segregation in the South not only separated the races, but it separated the South from the rest of the country.

Robert Dallek

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I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to.

Mike Oldfield

GratefulJustStillRespected

I try to see everything I do. It's a good learning tool for me. You kind of remember what you were going for when you were shooting it, and then see how it comes across in the context of what comes before and after it.

Jason Bateman

LearningGoodMeRememberYouKind

It's not like I wake up every morning and just can't wait to write. It is my job. It's much easier to not write. I'd rather read. This is my income. This is what supports my family. Having a child is a pretty big incentive to keep working.

Chevy Stevens

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My whole background is theater, and theater is to some degree presentational.

Connie Britton

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Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return.

Bob Taft

FreedomAppreciationSupportDefend

I think the greatest goal I've ever scored is the one against Liverpool. It was amazing for me, and it really made my name in the Manchester team.

Anthony Martial

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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

William Hazlitt

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