2003 Interview Quotes & Sayings

Smart is informed reasoning, therefore anyone is smart if they research before reasoning. — Joe Matlock

To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is.
[The Title Always Comes Last; NEH 2003 Jefferson Lecturer interview profile] — David McCullough

The conservative media game was neatly summarized by Matt Labash, a former senior writer for The Weekly Standard, in a 2003 interview on the website journalismjobs. Labash explained: 'The conservative media likes to rap the liberal media on the knuckles for not being objective. We've created this cottage industry in which it pays to be un-objective. It's a great way to have your cake and eat it too. Criticize other people for not being objective. Be as subjective as you want. It's a great little racket.' — Matt Labash

Boys believe nothing can harm them, his doubt whispered. Grown men know better. — George R R Martin

Those who depart must have earned such sorrow before it can be really felt. — Anthony Trollope

Because many of us make mistakes that can have bad consequences, some intellectuals believe that it is the role of government to intervene and make some of our decisions for us. From what galaxy government is going to hire creatures who do not make mistakes is a question they leave unanswered. — Thomas Sowell

I think that if a real princess was lost in this modern world and she could be whatever she wanted, she would be a musician,' Blanche said slowly. 'A violinist, or a harpist. That would be the only place where she could find solace for her lost kingdom. — Regina Doman

I am who I am today because of the mistakes I made yesterday. — The Prolific Penman

In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview. — Michael Kinsley

Grandma said that a skillet's good for three things: frying chicken, baking corn bread, and going upside an obstinate man's head. — Lisa Shearin

He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. — Victor Hugo