James Reston Quotes
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
Quotes to Explore
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What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not?
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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I've always kind of had an interest in the drums but nothing else. The drums are the only thing I feel I would be good at, because I'm a very physical person. I've always played sports and stuff. Drums would give me something to do.
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I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.
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Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
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In reality, I don't see myself as a man hunter. In fact, when it comes to love, I am rarely the one to make the first move.
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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
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I grew up with a lot of boys. I probably have a lot of testosterone for a woman.
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I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent.
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As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters and Indians were just real people in costume.
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One of the most interesting social trends of the past 20 years is the rise of residential segregation. So rich are living with rich and poor are living with poor.
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I'm a Cubs fan. As a kid, the Cubs were my team.
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The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
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For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death.
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If they did it like they did it in '96 or whenever, just picking it from one meet, what if someone had the meet of their life but they're not usually a good competitor? That could be really bad for the team. So, I think this is the best way.
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Sound loves to revel in a summer night.
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No natural boundary seems to be set to the efforts of man; and what is not yet done is only what he has not yet attempted to do.
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I'm very optimistic. I'm happy-go-lucky, I guess. I try to be.
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Being fit is almost as important to me as my face. And for me, it's a combination of being spiritually and physically fit. There are guys who want to look good, and there are guys who want to perform at their best. Being fit is about being able to perform at your best, not necessarily just looking your best.
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Part of resilience is deciding to make yourself miserable over something that matters, or deciding to make yourself miserable over something that doesn't matter.
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Hinduism would not have been much of a religion if Rama had not steeled his heart against every temptation.
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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
