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
Bootleggers were romanticized by people like F. Scott Fitzgerald, for example. Gatsby is a bootlegger. And they were not thought of as evil criminals in the newspapers, either. There was a certain amount of affection for them. Pete Hamill affectionamountbootlegger share on social
As a reporter, going around, you hear stories you can't prove, which means you can't put them in the newspaper. But they're good stories, and I would jot them down thinking maybe one day I could write that as a short story. Pete Hamill daygoodhear share on social
Everybody who went to Vietnam carries his or her own version of the war. Only 10 percent engaged in combat; the American elephant, pursuing the Vietnamese grasshopper, was extraordinarily heavy with logistical support. Pete Hamill americancarrycombat 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
Viewers can't work or play while watching television; they can't read; they can't be out on the streets, falling in love with the wrong people, learning how to quarrel and compromise with other human beings. In short, they are asocial. Pete Hamill asocialbeingcompromise share on social
You will never have enough space in a tabloid paper to compete with the 'New York Times' on foreign coverage. Pete Hamill competecoverageforeign Change image and share on social
In my experience, growing up in Brooklyn and all that, the real tough guys didn't act tough. They didn't talk tough. They were tough, you know? I think about these politicians who try to pose as tough guys - it makes me laugh. Pete Hamill actbrooklynexperience share on social
There are human beings who will be helped in understanding our times through the diaries of Edward Robb Ellis. Pete Hamill beingdiaryedward Change image and share on social
For years, the defenders of television have argued that the networks are only giving the people what they want. That might be true. But so is the Medellin cartel. Pete Hamill arguecarteldefender Change image and share on social