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George Mallory

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Upon being asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest.

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Mallory, George. "Climbing Mount Everest is Work for Supermen." New York Times, 18 Mar. 1923.

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Kissinger, Henry. Quoted in "Foreign Policy: Kissinger at Hub." Written by Hedrick Smith. The New York Times, 19 Jan. 1971.

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Allen, Woody. Quoted in "He's Woody Allen's 1‐1‐Silent Partner." Written by Susan Braudy. The New York Times, 21 Aug. 1977.

At first it was a giant column that soon took the shape of a supramundane mushroom.

William L. Laurence

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Reporting on the first detonation of an atomic bomb which occurred in New Mexico on July 16th, 1945.

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Laurence, William L. "Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in July 16 Test; Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in New Mexico Test Caravan of Scientists by Night Directions for Observers' Safety Roar Reverberations Over Desert." The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1945.

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Lebowitz, Fran. "The Impact of AIDS on the Artistic Community." The New York Times, 13 Sept. 1987.

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Laurence, William L. "Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in July 16 Test; Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in New Mexico Test Caravan of Scientists by Night Directions for Observers' Safety Roar Reverberations Over Desert." The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1945.

To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes.

Akira Kurosawa

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Lyman, Rick. "Akira Kurosawa, Film Director, Is Dead at 88." New York Times, 7 Sept. 1998, Section A, Page 1, https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/07/movies/akira-kurosawa-film-director-is-dead-at-88.html.

All the news that's fit to print.

Adolph S. Ochs

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Ochs, Adolph. "Winning Slogan for the Times on the Web." The New York Times, 25 Oct. 1996, https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/contest/.

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Armstrong, Louis. Quoted in "Louis Armstrong, Jazz Trumpeter and Singer, Dies." Written by Alvin Krebs. The New York Times, 7 July 1971.

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Baldwin, James. "The American Dream and the American Negro." The New York Times, 7 Mar. 1965. Originally debate speech "The American Dream and the American Negro." Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro? Debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley. Cambridge Union. 17 Feb. 1965, Cambridge, England, UK.

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Bannon, Steve. "Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut'." Interviewed by Michael M. Grynbaum. The New York Times, 26 Jan. 2017.

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Sacks, Oliver. "My Own Life." The New York Times, 19 Feb. 2015.

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Sacks, Oliver. "My Own Life." The New York Times, 19 Feb. 2015.

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Foer, Jonathan Safran. "The Hum Inside the Skull, Revisited," New York Times, 16 Jan. 2005, www.nytimes.com/2005//01/16/books/review/the-hum-inside-the-skull-revisited.html

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Williams, Tennessee. "The Timeless World of a Play." The New York Times, 14 Mar. 1951.

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Ali, Muhammad. "Clay Says He Has Adopted Islam Religion and Regards It as Way to Peace." Interviewed by The Associated Press. The New York Times, 28 Feb. 1964.

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Ali, Muhammad. "Life with Ali (in a Neutral Corner)." Interviewed by Joyce Maynard. The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1977.

Only the little people pay taxes.

Leona Helmsley

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Helmsley, Leona. Quoted in "Maid Testifies Helmsley Denied Paying Taxes." Written by The Associated Press. The New York Times, 12 July 1989.

Only the paranoid survive.

Andrew Grove

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Grove, Andrew. Quoted in "Ideas & Trends; The Chip on Intel's Shoulder." Written by John Markoff. The New York Times, 18 Dec. 1994, sec. 4, p. 6.

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Whitehead, Colson. "The Hum Inside the Skull, Revisited." The New York Times, 16 Jan. 2005.