Russell Baker Quotes
Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things.
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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Art lies by its own artifice.
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I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.
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I DJ'd for years. I DJ'd in high school, and I think my parents thought it was a passing thing. And then when I was in my second year of college, I was like, 'Yeah, you guys don't need to send me money anymore. My DJ gigs are good enough. I'm selling music; I think I'm gonna have a record deal. I can pay my tuition.'
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Men! The only animal in the world to fear.
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To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
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I want to re-mythologize 'The Green Hornet' in a contemporary context, with an emphasis on story and character, while at the same time incorporating themes that speak to my heart.
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Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
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Islam has always been a part of America's story.
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I didn't become one.. .As long as I can remember I've always been one.
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In spite the mountains of books written about art, no precise definition of art has been constructed. And the reason for this is that the conception of art has been based on the conception of beauty.
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Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
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I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.
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Our thinking behind these agreements is that we want all jobs in General Motors to be good jobs.
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It's nice to establish yourself as an actor first and a singer second. Proof is such a tremendous piece of work, and I'm incredibly lucky to be a part of it. I'm sure that the musicals will happen in the future, though.
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The challenge with 'Watchmen' is making sure that the ideas that were in the book got into the movie. That was my biggest stretch. I wanted people to watch the movie and get it. It's one of those things where, over time, it has happened more.
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As he ages and sees more of the world, he’s realizing that bad news is a part of life, and that when you have to give it, just say it and get it over with.
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The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.
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I grew up around books - my grandmother's house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around.
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I bombed the LSAT and quickly discovered that law school wasn't for me.
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Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things.
