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Laurence Shames Quotes

I never intended to be a journalist. Frankly, I don’t think I ever was a journalist. I backed into it Picture Quote #1

I’ve never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I’ve never wanted to do that Picture Quote #1

All of us ambitious young writers hoped to have a cover story in Esquire, of course. The idea was to write the best, most entertaining article that you can Picture Quote #1

I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And because of that, John Lennon - in life and in death - remains part of my life Picture Quote #1

To write an article about someone and then to have that person murdered is disturbing Picture Quote #1

When it became clear that Lennon was not going to speak with me, it really became a how-I-didn’t-get-the-story story. It was a caper Picture Quote #1

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I loved seeing my name in print, I loved seeing my words in print. I felt really privileged to be in the kind of company I was in at Esquire, but I didn’t think it was going to launch a career as a top-notch journalist. It’s just not what I wanted Picture Quote #1

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick Picture Quote #1

Why are we inspired by another person’s courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves Picture Quote #1

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I never intended to be a journalist. Frankly, I don’t think I ever was a journalist. I backed into it (Laurence Shames Quotes) I’ve never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I’ve never wanted to do that (Laurence Shames Quotes) All of us ambitious young writers hoped to have a cover story in Esquire, of course. The idea was to write the best, most entertaining article that you can (Laurence Shames Quotes) I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And because of that, John Lennon - in life and in death - remains part of my life (Laurence Shames Quotes) To write an article about someone and then to have that person murdered is disturbing (Laurence Shames Quotes) When it became clear that Lennon was not going to speak with me, it really became a how-I-didn’t-get-the-story story. It was a caper (Laurence Shames Quotes) I loved seeing my name in print, I loved seeing my words in print. I felt really privileged to be in the kind of company I was in at Esquire, but I didn’t think it was going to launch a career as a top-notch journalist. It’s just not what I wanted (Laurence Shames Quotes) Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick (Laurence Shames Quotes) Why are we inspired by another person’s courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves (Laurence Shames Quotes)