Ellen Goodman Quotes
In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.
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Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
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I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have lived in the United States since 1965, when I was seventeen.
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I felt giving birth was the most creative act of all my creative acts - literally creation!
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I love recording music.
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Plato's philosophy is a dignified preface to future religion.
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No nation has embraced Total Quality Management, e-commerce and e-government with greater enthusiasm than Dubai. Such innovations have given Dubai a competitive edge and an accelerated growth rate that few could match.
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I will never leave the theater. My heart is there, and I love being on stage 8 times a week.
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Car chases are as painstaking to make as they are fun to watch. They take a lot of time, and you have to keep the energy up.
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I think that's a huge theme in superhero books across the board: When you have this massive power, how do you use it responsibly? When do you intervene? Those are the big questions.
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I'm still very much Kate.
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So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful.
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Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.
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I just feel like the days of a handful of executives making the decisions for the entirety of the human public have gone on long enough.
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In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim.
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I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
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I love to tease men with my legs.
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I think a great first date would be something different... not like movies or going to dinner... going rock climbing together... doing an activity and then going to dinner, so that you guys share an experience, and then you have something to talk about, and it's not the same old thing.
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Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.
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I think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is as great as it is because it's become it's a labor of love. They love what they do.
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Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news.
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When I was in the Senate, I had a number of trade deals that came before me, and I held them all to the same test. Will they create jobs in America? Will they raise incomes in America? And are they good for our national security? Some of them I voted for.
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You forget how many people watch TV until you come into a town like this. Everybody knows you, and I'm always humbled, especially when there are 500 little kids who all have their hair done like yours and want to be designers.
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I once asked Aragon, the historian, how history was written. He said, 'You have to invent it.' When I wish as now to tell of critical incidents, persons, and events that have influenced my life and work, the true answer is all of the incidents were critical, all of the people influenced me, everything that happened and that is still happening influences me.
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In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.
