In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses. Russell Baker sport america masse Change image and share on social
In an age when the fashion is to be in love with yourself, confessing to be in love with somebody else is an admission of unfaithfulness to one's beloved. Russell Baker fashion age beloved Change image and share on social
The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist. Russell Baker thing tourist bad Change image and share on social
The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. Russell Baker newspaper good authority Change image and share on social
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 thrive humanity pleasure Change image and share on social
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. Russell Baker summer power suffer Change image and share on social
Journalism was being whittled away by a Wall Street theory that profits can be maximized by minimizing the product. Russell Baker theory product street 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 president sudden people Change image and share on social
Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that have been dead for years. Russell Baker television thrive audience Change image and share on social
Like all young reporters - brilliant or hopelessly incompetent - I dreamed of the glamorous life of the foreign correspondent: prowling Vienna in a Burberry trench coat, speaking a dozen languages to dangerous women, narrowly escaping Sardinian bandits - the usual stuff that newspaper dreams are made of. Russell Baker correspondent usual coat share on social