Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity. Russell Baker dismayeventhumanity Change image and share on social
When sudden death takes a president, opportunities for new beginnings flourish among the ambitious and the tensions among such people can be dramatic, as they were when President Kennedy was killed. Russell Baker ambitiousbeginningdeath Change image and share on social
People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure. Russell Baker enjoyleavelot Change image and share on social
Rereading A.J. Liebling carries me happily back to an age when all good journalists knew they had plenty to be modest about, and were. Russell Baker agebackcarry Change image and share on social
It's good for the soul to hear yourself as others hear you, and next time maybe, just maybe, you will not talk so much, so loudly, so brilliantly, so charmingly, so utterly shamelessly foolishly. Russell Baker brilliantlycharminglyfoolishly Change image and share on social
There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of the business, possibly because most people competent to write about journalism are not comfortable writing about finance. Russell Baker businesscomfortablecompetent share on social
In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses. Russell Baker americamasseopiate Change image and share on social
Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. Russell Baker childgrowmake Change image and share on social
I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens in a hostile world. Russell Baker agoalienbegin Change image and share on social
Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century. Russell Baker amisbrilliantcentury Change image and share on social
