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Russell Baker Quotes

Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.

Russell Baker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 14, 1925

Topics

Age Children Parents Curiosity Know

I've been told by the BBC that if I make one more offensive remark, anywhere, at any time, I will be sacked. And even the angel Gabriel would struggle to survive with that hanging over his head. It's inevitable that one day, someone, somewhere will say that I've offended them, and that will be that.

Jeremy Clarkson

Time Day Struggle Angel Survive Say

It is the want to know the end that makes us believe in God, or witchcraft, believe, at least, in something.

Truman Capote

God Believe End Know Want Something

To me glamour isn't about being sparkly.

Tori Amos

Me Glamour Being About

The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with iron teeth.

Rose Schneiderman

Teeth Old Iron Torture Inquisition

You have to respectfully listen to advice.

Miguel Cabrera

Advice You Listen Respectfully

I kind of learned that it's never over until it's over in tennis.

Denis Shapovalov

Kind Never Tennis Over Learned

I have learned a ton about inventory, co-packing, wholesaling, end caps. All these concepts are easy to breeze by in what I do for a living or assume that there is a marketing manager or specialist in one of our companies that handles that.

Chris Sacca

End Easy I Have Learned Living

I don't think I have accomplished what I still have to accomplish. There is one thing that I would like to do, and that's to bring security and peace to the Jewish people.

Ariel Sharon

Peace People Think Accomplish Jewish

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

Ansel Adams

Performance Negative Score Print

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

Wilma Rudolph

Life Discipline Me You Accomplish

There's a dark side to everything.

Prince

Dark Dark Side Everything Side

It gets embarrassing to say something untrue because you put it online and everyone knows about it, so it's better to tell the truth.

Prince

Truth Better You Say Everyone Tell