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“I could get a better education interviewing John Steinbeck than talking to an English professor about novels.”

Quote by William Safire

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William Safire, born on December 17, 1929, was an accomplished American author, journalist, and political commentator. Known for his incisive political commentary and distinctive writing style, he won the Pulitzer Prize. Safire had a rich political background, serving as a speechwriter for President Nixon, which had a profound impact on his later work. more

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“Never put the story in the lead. Let 'em have a hot shot of ambiguity right between the eyes.”

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“The most successful column is one that causes the reader to throw down the paper in a peak of fit.”

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“The tension between the governed and the governing is what makes the world go 'round. It's not love, it's that tension, because that tension exists in love affairs. The whole idea of control is at the heart of human relationships. Control and resistance to control.”

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“The trick is to start early in our careers the stress-relieving avocation that we will need later as a mind-exercising final vocation. We can quit a job, but we quit fresh involvement at our mental peril.”

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“This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and have some impact.”

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“When duty calls, that is when character counts.”

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“Although knowledge of how things work is sufficient to allow manipulation of nature, what humans really want to know is why things work. Children don't ask how the sky is blue. They ask why the sky is blue.”

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“Conventional wisdom is invariably out of date. Because in the time it has taken to become conventional - to become what everyone believes - the world has moved on. Conventional wisdom is a remnant of the past.”

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Book:Next

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