Quote by James Fallows
The hoary joke in the literary world, based on Dreams From My Fath

The hoary joke in the literary world, based on Dreams From My Father, was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he could have made it as a writer. – James Fallows

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A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are. – James Fallows

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Environmental disaster is the gravest threat to Chinas continued development. Thats according to me, but it is not some wacko view. – James Fallows

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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – Thomas Jefferson

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Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life? – Havelock Ellis

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I dont dream songs. Im more apt to write dreams down and then to be able to interpret them into a song. I also tend to get up and write prose in the morning from which will come songs. – Judy Collins

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They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women. – Ruth Handler

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The most valuable lesson man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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