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“The headline here is not that a woman exposed a breast. It is, rather, that a breast exposed a woman.”

Book:Forward from this Moment: Selected Columns, 1994-2008

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Forward from this Moment: Selected Columns, 1994-2008

This book compiles a selection of columns from the author's writing career, showcasing their insights and perspectives over a span of 14 years. more

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Leonard Pitts

Leonard Pitts is a renowned American columnist and commentator, born on October 11, 1957. His work is known for its profound social insight and sharp commentary. more

“The imaginative young vagabond quickly loses the social instincts that help to make life bearable for other men. Always he hears voices calling in the night from far-away places where blue waters lap strange shores. He hears birds singing and crickets chirping a luring roundelay. He sees the moon, yellow ghost of a dead planet, haunting the earth.”

Source: Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography

“[T]he isolationism of the Left stems from the conviction that America is bad for the rest of the world, whereas the isolationism of the Right is based on the belief that the rest of the world is bad for America.”

World America Belief Left Conviction Stem Isolationism

Author:Norman Podhoretz

“The Jewish people, for their tiny numbers, have done superbly. They don't need me. They have Einstein. They have everybody - Maury Povich.”

People Needs Done Numbers Tiny Maury

Author:Geraldo Rivera

“The job description of mother is clearly in need of revision. As it stands, the shifts are 24 hours, for a period of approximately 1,825 consecutive days. The benefits are sorely in need of amendment: no vacations, no sick leave, no lunch hours, no breaks. Moreover, it is the only unpaid position I know of that can result in arrest if you fail to show up for work.”

Ifs Knows Needs Shows Jobs Mother Hours Results Break Failing Position Periods Benefits Sick Description Lunch Vacation Amendments Revision Consecutive Sick Leave

Author:Mary Blakely

“The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.”

Ability Keys Balls Strikes Pitching

Author:Greg Maddux

“The less a person knows about the workings of the social institutions in his society, the more he must trust those who wield power in it; and the more he trusts those who wield such power, the more vulnerable he makes himself to becoming their victim.”

Knows Persons Social Becoming Victim Institutions Vulnerable Social Institutions

Author:Thomas Szasz

“The man who forgives pays a tremendous price - the price of the evil he forgives.”

Men Evil Pay He Man Forgiving

Book:Caring Enough to Forgive: True Forgiveness

Source: Caring Enough to Forgive: True Forgiveness

“The market is always making mountains out of molehills and exaggerating ordinary vicissitudes into major setbacks.”

Mountain Majors Ordinary Setback Vicissitudes Exaggerating

Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

“The Mars Rover sent back stunning photos [last week] indicating the past presence of water. The pictures show tiny splotches of blue on the Red Planet. The other theory is that the satellite dish on the rover accidentally picked up CNN's election coverage.”

Shows Lasts Past Water Week Planets Theory Red Election Blue Tiny Dishes Mars Coverage Stunning Satellites Cnn

Author:Argus Hamilton

“Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others. Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to. Physical sloth can be heavenly.”

Mind Objects Heavenly Laziness Sloth Irritated

Author:Elizabeth Hurley

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