Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore. Pete Hamill anymoreboxfinish Change image and share on social
Vietnam should have taught us that nationalism, with its engines of independence and self-determination, is a more powerful force by far than Marxism and must be understood and respected. Pete Hamill determinationengineforce Change image and share on social
Vietnam should have taught us that mindless anti-Communism is not a cause worth killing or dying for in a world in which Communism is hardly a monolithic force. Pete Hamill anticommunismdie Change image and share on social
Reporters now are better educated than the crowd I knew when I broke in. We still had guys shaped by Prohibition and the Depression, so the news business still had badly paid people who loved it for the life, because every day was different. Pete Hamill badlybreakbusiness share on social
The replenishing thing that comes with a nap - you end up with two mornings in a day. Pete Hamill dayendmorning Change image and share on social
An independent Brooklyn probably would have built a new stadium for the Dodgers, so today there might be not just baseball but also the only football team on this side of the Hudson. Pete Hamill baseballbrooklynbuild Change image and share on social
In the newspaper business, I was in the last generation before the arrival of the personnel manager. You were hired by editors - and editors who would take a chance on what they perceived to be talent and not hire a resume. Pete Hamill arrivalbusinesschance share on social
If you ask me, I think 12-step programs are perfectly valid, can be an enormous help. But it depends on the individual. Pete Hamill dependenormousindividual Change image and share on social
The background of any artist is shaped by the first 15 years of his or her life. Pete Hamill artistbackgroundlife Change image and share on social
My parents were Belfast Catholics. Pete Hamill belfastcatholicparent Change image and share on social
