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Quote by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Our job is like a bakers work -- his rolls are tasty as long as th

Our job is like a bakers work — his rolls are tasty as long as theyre fresh; after two days theyre stale; after a week, theyre covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Religion
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My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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Travel
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This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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relationship
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Journalism is the entertainment business. – Frank Herbert

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He types his labored column — weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn. – Robertson Davies

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Write the news as if your very life depended on it. It does! – Heywood Broun

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I find I journalize too tediously. Let me try to abbreviate. – James Boswell

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One of the great bands we opened up for was Priest back in 89. That was really great because at that time we had never met them, never toured with them before. They were a big influence on Slayer, so to open up for them was really cool. – Dave Lombardo

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The great omission in American life is solitude; not loneliness, for this is an alienation that thrives most in the midst of crowds, but that zone of time and space, free from the outside pressures, which is the incubator of the spirit. – Marya Mannes

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