Sydney J. Harris Quotes

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us.

Sydney J. Harris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 14, 1917 - December 8, 1986

Topics

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Let's see, what was my favorite of 'Golden Girls'. Anything Stan was involved with, I was obsessed with.

Jessica St. Clair

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For me, being a part of the halcyon days of Pride Fighting Championships and then watching the explosion of the UFC following the 'Ultimate Fighter,' I've been fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.

Mauro Ranallo

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Science fiction in particular is often assumed to be about the future, or about some abstract technological or philosophical idea, or just about 'adventure,' but writers can't build worlds out of nothing. We use bits and pieces of the real world to assemble our fictional ones.

Ann Leckie

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All too many young people are receiving mixed messages and inaccurate information about drugs.

John Walters

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Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit - maybe sweet and salty, maybe salty-savory, but Asian kind of works around, plus you have that distinct flavor that's usually working in Asian food.

Tom Colicchio

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While everyone has racial bias, I reserve the word 'racist' to describe the bias that white people have - our collective bias is backed by institutional power.

Robin DiAngelo

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When I ran a small IT services business in the 1990s, it had strong recurring revenues - yet I couldn't accurately forecast cash flow for even the next few quarters. Small changes in the customer base or losing/hiring a few key employees could create massive swings in cash flow.

Mohnish Pabrai

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Although my dad's a writer, we grew up in a telly-watching household. I never found him disparaging about television.

Louis Theroux

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My grandpa never got to see me fight. He always thought that I was the best in the world. He always told me that.

Chuck Liddell

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I don't want to go and play a cliched Indian girl.

Anushka Sharma

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I love research. When there's something that I like, I want to know everything about it. I want to know exactly what was behind it, and where it went from there.

Anna Sui

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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Plautus

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