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David Halberstam Quotes

Lippmann was very good at staying young, at not aging and becoming a prisoner of his past experiences Picture Quote #1

With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it’s much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist Picture Quote #1

If he (George Keenan)felt on occasion more than a little uncomfortable when being listened to, then he was truly unhappy when not being listened to Picture Quote #1

Memory is often less about the truth than about what we want it to be Picture Quote #1

Always stay in with the outs Picture Quote #1

The most dangerous thing about power is to employ it where it is not applicable Picture Quote #1

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A staff can be no better than the man it serves Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the best virtue learned on the battlefield is modesty Picture Quote #1

One of the things I learned, the easiest of lessons, was that the better you do your job, often going against conventional mores, the less popular you are likely to be Picture Quote #1

There are only two kinds of stories in the world: those about which I do not care to write as many as 600 words, and those about which I would like to write many more than 600 words. But there is nothing about which I would like to write exactly 600 words Picture Quote #1

Few sports has as great a disparity between the time committed in practice and time actually spent in game or race conditions Picture Quote #1

In team sports the athletes were bonded by each other, there was an immense peer pressure to keep going. One dared not miss a practice for fear of letting his teammates down. Every time an athlete thought of getting back into bed in the morning he knew he would have to face the anger of his closest friends. But the sculler had to find motivation entirely within himself. No one else cared Picture Quote #1

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What looked safe was not safe. What looked hard and unsafe was probably safer. Anyway, safe was somewhere else in the world Picture Quote #1

Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefield and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy a unit before a battle even began. Because of that, commanders were first and foremost in the fear suppression business Picture Quote #1

Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don’t want to do it Picture Quote #1

With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it’s much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist Picture Quote #1

If youre a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring Picture Quote #1

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Lippmann was very good at staying young, at not aging and becoming a prisoner of his past experiences. (David Halberstam Quotes) With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it’s much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist. (David Halberstam Quotes) If he (George Keenan)felt on occasion more than a little uncomfortable when being listened to, then he was truly unhappy when not being listened to. (David Halberstam Quotes) Memory is often less about the truth than about what we want it to be (David Halberstam Quotes) Always stay in with the outs (David Halberstam Quotes) The most dangerous thing about power is to employ it where it is not applicable (David Halberstam Quotes) A staff can be no better than the man it serves (David Halberstam Quotes) Sometimes the best virtue learned on the battlefield is modesty (David Halberstam Quotes) One of the things I learned, the easiest of lessons, was that the better you do your job, often going against conventional mores, the less popular you are likely to be (David Halberstam Quotes) There are only two kinds of stories in the world: those about which I do not care to write as many as 600 words, and those about which I would like to write many more than 600 words. But there is nothing about which I would like to write exactly 600 words (David Halberstam Quotes) Few sports has as great a disparity between the time committed in practice and time actually spent in game or race conditions (David Halberstam Quotes) In team sports the athletes were bonded by each other, there was an immense peer pressure to keep going. One dared not miss a practice for fear of letting his teammates down. Every time an athlete thought of getting back into bed in the morning he knew he would have to face the anger of his closest friends. But the sculler had to find motivation entirely within himself. No one else cared (David Halberstam Quotes) What looked safe was not safe. What looked hard and unsafe was probably safer. Anyway, safe was somewhere else in the world (David Halberstam Quotes) Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefield and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy a unit before a battle even began. Because of that, commanders were first and foremost in the fear suppression business (David Halberstam Quotes) Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don’t want to do it (David Halberstam Quotes) With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it’s much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist (David Halberstam Quotes) If youre a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring (David Halberstam Quotes)