Warren St. John Quotes

United States, Reporter
October 17, 1969

Warren St. John is an American author and journalist. He was a reporter at The New York Times from 2002 to 2008 and is now the CEO and editor-in-chief of Patch, the hyperlocal news network that was formerly part of AOL.

Also known as Editor-In-Chief, Author, Director

The thing I got to thinking about,' he said, 'is--what are the conditions that lead to larger portions of society being generous, humble, and selfless? While we have the conditions for economic opportunity here--and that is a blessing--do we have the conditions to learn how to self-regulate our own passions for the good of the whole?

Warren St. John
To its devotees the bowtie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bowtie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. BowTies are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.

Warren St. John
- People
- Thinking
- Country

Everything in the world starts small and then becomes bigger—except bad things. They start big, and then get smaller.

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- World
- Things
- Bigger