Newspaper

Explore 150 quotes from the following medium: Newspaper

Let Southern oppressors tremble-let their secret abettors tremble-let their Northern apologists tremble-let all the enemies of the persecuted blacks tremble.

William Lloyd Garrison

To the Public

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Topic

American slavery Slavery

Author

William Lloyd Garrison

Source

To the Public The Liberator

Medium

Essay Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1831 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Garrison, William Lloyd. "To the Public." The Liberator, 1 Jan. 1831.

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.

Paul Ralph Ehrlich

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Topic

Tinkering DIY

Speaker

Paul Ralph Ehrlich

Source

Saturday Review

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Ehrlich, Paul Ralph. Quoted in Saturday Review. 5 June 1971.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Stubby Currence

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Topic

Hard work Success

Author

Stubby Currence

Source

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Anonymous. Quoted in Oklahoma City Star. 1934.

The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures.

J. William Fulbright

Quoted in Observer

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Topic

Soviet Union Cold War

Speaker

J. William Fulbright

Source

Sayings of the Year Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Fulbright, James William. "Sayings of the Year." Observer, 21 Dec. 1958.

You should feel slightly incompetent at what you're trying to do. The minute you start to feel like an expert, what you really are is a hack.

Michael Cunningham

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Topic

Pushing one's limits Incompetence Expertise

Speaker

Michael Cunningham

Source

The Independent

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Cunningham, Michael. "Michael Cunningham Interview: Shining a Light on Ageing, Love, and Innocence." Interviewed by Hephzibah Anderson. Independent, 23 May 2014.

Faith is something you die for; a doctrine is something you kill for: there is all the difference in the world.

Tony Benn

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Topic

Faith Martyrdom Fanaticism Religious extremism Religion

Author

Tony Benn

Source

The Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Benn, Tony. "Sayings of the Week." The Observer, 16 Apr. 1989.

From a very early age, I had imbibed the opinion, that it was every man's duty to do all that lay in his power to leave his country as good as he had found it.

William Cobbett

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Topic

Civic duty Citizenship

Author

William Cobbett

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1832 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Cobbett, William. Political Register. 22 Dec. 1832.

The only ones who remember when you came in second are your wife and your dog.

Damon Hill

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Topic

Winning and losing Second place Losing

Author

Damon Hill

Source

The Sunday Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Hill, Damon. The Sunday Times. 18 Dec. 1994.

Britain will be honoured by historians more for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.

David Ormsby Gore

Quoted in The New York Times

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Topic

British imperialism Imperialism

Speaker

David Ormsby Gore

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Ormsby-Gore, David. Quoted in The New York Times. 28 Oct. 1962.

The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes-ah, that is where the art resides!

Artur Schnabel

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Topic

Silence The space between

Author

Artur Schnabel

Source

Chicago Daily News

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Schnabel, Artur. Quoted in Chicago Daily News. 11 June 1958.

The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it has also become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it.

Aharon Appelfeld

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Topic

The Holocaust

Speaker

Aharon Appelfeld

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Appelfeld, Aharon. Quoted in "Writing Holocaust Memories." Written by Herbert Mitgang. The New York Times, 15 Nov. 1986.

Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America—not the battlefields of Vietnam.

Marshall McLuhan

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Topic

Vietnam War Media

Author

Marshall McLuhan

Source

Montreal Gazette

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Citation

McLuhan, Marshall. Montreal Gazette. 16 May 1975.

A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they aren't still there, he's no longer a political leader.

Bernard Baruch

Quoted in The New York Times

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Topic

Politicians Political leadership Politics

Speaker

Bernard Baruch

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Obiturary Newspaper

Language

English

Time

20th century

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Citation

Baruch, Bernard M. Quoted in "Bernard Baruch, Financier, Dead." The New York Times, 21 June 1965.

If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?

Pope Francis

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Topic

Homosexuality Judging others Grace Catholicism

Speaker

Pope Francis

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Statement Type

Question

Language

Italian

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope Francis. "On Gay Priests, Pope Francis Asks, 'Who Am I to Judge?" The New York Times, July 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/world/europe/pope-francis-gay-priests.html

With the right footwear one can rule the world.

Bette Midler

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Topic

Girl power

Speaker

Bette Midler

Source

Trenton Evening Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Midler, Bette. "Ask Them Yourself: Question for Bette Midler." Trenton Evening Times, Section: Family Weekly (Newspaper Supplement), 13 Jan. 1980.

I learned precision of language from Japanese poetry.

Octavio Paz

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Topic

Language Japanese poetry Poetry

Author

Octavio Paz

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Obituary Newspaper

Language

Spanish

Time

20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Paz, Octavio. "Octavio Paz, Mexico's Literary Giant, Dead at 84." Written by Jonathan Kandell. The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1998, https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/21/books/octavio-paz-mexico-s-man-of-letters-dies-at-84.html

I've often fantasized I would get a lot of writing done if I were put in prison for a minor crime. Three to six months.

Amy Tan

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Topic

Productivity Writing

Author

Amy Tan

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Tan, Amy. "Amy Tan: By the Book." The New York Times, 14 Nov. 2013.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Fighting for justice Political courage Courage Progress Politics

Author

James Baldwin

Source

As Much Truth As One Can Bear The New York Times

Medium

Essay Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Baldwin, James. "As Much Truth As One Can Bear." The New York Times, 14 Jan. 1962.

Morning reading-like morning newspapers, morning sex, morning lie-ins, and morning running-is the luxury of childless people.

Zadie Smith

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Topic

Mornings Single life Parenting

Author

Zadie Smith

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Smith, Zadie. "Zadie Smith: By the Book." The New York Times, 20 Nov. 2016.

Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy.

Benito Mussolini

Quoted in The New York Times

Read this article at the New York Times

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Topic

Critique of democracy Democracy Political theory

Speaker

Benito Mussolini

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Mussolini Says Fascism Will Live After He Is Done." Interviewed by Edwin L. James. New York Times, 15 Apr. 1928.