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 saw the S.B.A. with just enormous potential, and that's what I told the president - this is really a jewel.
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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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Rod has always been like my third child and my most demanding boy out of the three.
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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 important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
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I privilege the music over the lyrics.
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If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? We shouldn't marginalise people for this. They must be integrated into society.
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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.
