Quotes by Journalists

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act? Cyril Connolly
Liberty Will Translation Act
Youth is a period of missed opportunities. Cyril Connolly
Youth Opportunities Missed Period
It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing. Cyril Connolly
Work Good Mistake Good Work Matters Doing Expect
Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present. Cyril Connolly
Living Only Name Idleness Infinite Capacity Coarse Present
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. Cyril Connolly
Be Happy Happy Passion Illusion Our Must Temperament Embrace Select Want Which Appeals
Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. Cyril Connolly
Memories Control Our Returned Authorities Then Disorder Whom Card
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. Cyril Connolly
Wisdom Strong Made Rest Beginning Pain Enough Our Our Lives Clear Contemplate Equal Another Inflict Which Lovers Should Avoidance Union Who Lives Two
Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and we need only some bombs and a few prisons to blot it out altogether. Cyril Connolly
People Few Out Some Only Small Civilization Maintained Altogether Prisons Very Blot Few People Places Bombs Number Need
No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us, - something more than we could learn for ourselves, from a book. Cyril Connolly
Book Worth Thirty-Five Meeting Ourselves Something More Could No-One Over Learn Than Us Teach Who
A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out. Cyril Connolly
Great World Will Own Live Out Entice Writer He Soon Great Writer Readers Proud His May Them Creates Moment Lesser Filing Watch
The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food. Cyril Connolly
Food Worship Worst Solitary His Vice
There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say. Cyril Connolly
Fear Will Say Dare Neighbours Themselves Who Many
Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to imagination, where they meet, in the myth. Cyril Connolly
Today Science Myth Imagination Meet Artist Where Function Bring
Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in redemption. This poisons our thought and so paralyses us in action. Cyril Connolly
Faith Thought Lost Sense Action Saving Our Those Brought Poisons Sin Redemption Without Were Up Us Who Belief Christians
The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence. Cyril Connolly
Other Books More Writer True Clearer Read Masterpiece Becomes Task Any Produce Function Consequence
As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational fear of life become publishers. Cyril Connolly
Life Fear Become Those Supposed Policemen Irrational Repressed Butcher Publishers
The race may not always be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that's how you bet. Damon Runyon
You Strong Victory Bet Always How Nor May Race Swift
I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against. Damon Runyon
Life Long Conclusion Came Against
I think the Internet is comparable to the Homestead Act: Here's a parcel of land. Sign up, cultivate it, it's yours. Dan Abrams
Internet Think Sign Parcel Cultivate Up Land Act Yours Comparable Homestead Here
I would never have thought, when I was in my 20s, that I would be 44 and single. Dan Abrams
Thought Single Would Would-Be Never
You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host. Dan Abrams
Great You Host Talk Talk Show Talk Show Host Reporter Show
They can say I have an opinion about something. Dan Abrams
Say About Something Opinion
I'm not going to let people get away with either a dishonest or inaccurate premise to what we're talking about because I think that does the viewer a disturbance. Dan Abrams
People Think Disturbance About Talking Because Does Get Going Dishonest Either Inaccurate Viewer Premise Away
I read our emails every day and I know there are people out there who think I'm awful. Dan Abrams
Day Every Day People Every Think Our Emails Out Know Read Who Awful
I have always been an amateur history buff, and I've been fascinated by legal history. Dan Abrams
History Legal Buff Always Amateur Been Fascinated
Growing up with a sister, someone I talk to all the time, helps me appreciate women. Dan Abrams
Time Me Women Sister Someone Talk Up Helps Growing Growing Up Appreciate
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