Quote by Russell Baker
Reporters thrive on the worlds misfortune. For this reason they of

Reporters thrive on the worlds misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity. – Russell Baker

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The worst thing about the miracle of modern communications is the Pavlovian pressure it places upon everyone to communicate whenever a bell rings. – Russell Baker

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communication
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Anything that isnt opposed by about 40 percent of humanity is either an evil business or so unimportant that it simply doesnt matter. – Russell Baker

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Business
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Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories — those that dont work, those that break down and those that get lost. – Russell Baker

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Politics
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You do the policy, Ill do the politics. – Dan Quayle

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Politics

Politics… have always been the systematic organization of hatreds. – Henry Adams

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Politics

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt. – Woodrow Wilson

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Politics

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesnt suffer fools – a striving politician who considers himself above politics. – Ron Fournier

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Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there. – Clare Boothe Luce

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Home

Better a snotty child than his nose wiped off. – English Proverb

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Children

America is a Nation with a mission – and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace – a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. – George W. Bush

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Peace

It is better to finish something than begin. – Proverb

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Goals