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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And still the time, especially in the economy, is very tough, very difficult. It's necessary to be active still, to work, to fight, to make our economy more competitive.
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So let me get this straight. Government can't track illegals and out of date visas, but they know who you called this morning?
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Businesses will have to lead the charge - demanding uniform, national, predictable rules to govern this transition, so that there is a level and rational playing field on which they can compete to make the next fortunes.
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IBM has taken our valuable trade secrets and given them away to Linux.
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At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.
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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
