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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A day spent praising the earth and lamenting mans pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul. – Russell Baker

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History
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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. – Russell Baker

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Excuses
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Inanimate objects can be 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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My political science degree is always on the back-burner. I took my LSAT, so even if I want to take the LSAT again, I know what Im getting into. Ill keep it on the back-burner. Who knows, maybe with my popularity, I can have a career in politics with a law degree. I think itll work out either way. – Vinny Guadagnino

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Politics

On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity. – Mark Udall

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Politics

I think that politics needs a bit of spicing up. – Nigel Farage

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Politics

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. – John le Carre

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Politics

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Its pretty sad when you have to choose between the lesser of two evils. – Meg White

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To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it. – Novalis

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