#d

There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of the business, possibly because most people competent to write about journalism are not comfortable writing about finance. ↗

— Russell Baker

#because #business #comfortable #competent #concerned

Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished when in 1985 he met alone at Geneva - alone, not a single strategic thinker at his elbow! - with the Soviet Communist master Gorbachev. ↗

— Russell Baker

#astonished #cold #cold war #communist #culture

When sudden death takes a president, opportunities for new beginnings flourish among the ambitious and the tensions among such people can be dramatic, as they were when President Kennedy was killed. ↗

— Russell Baker

#among #beginnings #death #dramatic #flourish

Would I buy a cell phone for my 12-year-old?... No. I should have closer control over my child than that. He really shouldn't be in places where he needs to contact me by cell. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#cell #cell phone #child #closer #contact

Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#i #kids #listen #now #positive

I always wished I had a chance to meet an NFL player or even a college player when I was growing up in Los Angeles. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#angeles #chance #college #even #growing

I like working with kids. I just have a way with kids. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#just #kids #like #way #working

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#any #assembled #available #better #comes

People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#just #money #pcs #people #spending

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by. ↗

— Stephen Baker

#brute #brute force #cat #come #conviction