Quotes by Journalists

Millions of people would give literally anything to get their kids into a school like Harvard, and millions more simple admire it as another, brighter world. David Fahrenthold

People World Simple School Kids Harvard Would Admire Give More Like Another Get Literally Anything Brighter Millions Millions Of People

You often see politicians who try to put on a different persona; they think they should be more jolly or serious. Invariably, the persona they choose is worse than their own. David Frost

You Try Own Politicians Think Worse See Invariably More Jolly Put Than Persona Often Different Should Choose Who Serious

Heroes have always served as a reflection of their times, a template of who we are and what we want to be. David Grann

Reflection Heroes Always Times Want Who Served

If I can find the right idea, I can get out of the way and do a good story. David Grann

Good Way Out Find Good Story Idea Get Story Right Right Idea

It was a very circuitous path. It was not very linear - I floundered about for many years. David Grann

Path About Linear Years Very Many

I had always been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. David Grann

Had Always Sherlock Sherlock Holmes Been Huge Fan Holmes

Honestly, I had no idea what to do on Twitter when I started. I didn't follow it enough. Slowly, though, I started to realize what I'm okay at. Like, I'm just not particularly witty. David Grann

Twitter Honestly Enough Okay Though Follow Slowly No Idea Had Idea Like Particularly Witty Just Realize Started

It's funny: I don't know if she babysat, but I spent time with Judy Blume when I was little. David Grann

Funny Time Spent Know She Judy Little

I don't camp; I don't hike. I hate bugs, and I'm phobic of snakes. David Grann

Hate Hike Bugs Snakes Camp

Base stealers are often considered their own breed: reckless, egocentric, even a touch mad. David Grann

Own Reckless Considered Mad Touch Egocentric Often Breed Even Base

Firemen have a culture of death. There are rituals, carefully constructed for the living, to process the dead. David Grann

Death Culture Living Carefully Constructed Rituals Firemen Dead Process

After a traumatic event, people tend to store a series of memories and arrange them into a meaningful narrative. They remember exactly where they were and to whom they were talking. David Grann

Memories People Remember Exactly Tend Talking Arrange Narrative Were Where Store After Them Meaningful Series Traumatic Whom Event

Like many people, I kicked around, struggled to become a writer, finally got my first full-time job around 27, 28, at 'The Hill' newspaper. They hired me as a copy editor, which was kind of funny because I'm semi-blind because I have an eye disorder. David Grann

Funny Me People Job First Become Finally Kicked Eye Kind Struggled Writer Like Hill Because Around Got Editor Hired Which Newspaper Disorder Full-Time Full-Time Job Many Copy

I tried a few grad school programs because I didn't know how to make it... Eventually, I was desperate for a job, and there was a new newspaper opening up in Washington, D.C., called 'The Hill.' Even though my interest in politics wasn't huge, they gave me a job as a copy editor. David Grann

Politics Me School Desperate Job Few Programs Gave Though Tried New Opening Know Hill Make Because Editor How Huge Up Grad Grad School Interest Newspaper Even Washington Eventually Copy

Most of Gingrich's moderate positions are rooted in a realpolitik that transcends ideology. David Grann

Ideology Positions Gingrich Most Moderate Transcends Rooted