Many put him in the second tier, below the big three and surrounded by Truman and Eisenhower. Kennedy moved our soul. Changed our thinking about service and governance. And won big in the greatest nuclear crisis of the Cold War.
GENE WEINGARTENShakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.
More Gene Weingarten Quotes
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Politics is how you think about life itself.
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I believe that sensitivity to issues of race and ethnicity is important, and nuanced, even more so when it intersects with the issue of free speech.
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Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.
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I believe the publisher is a member of the editorial board, and I think his vote would matter.
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International politics is not my strong suit. The older I get the less certain I am that I even HAVE a strong suit.
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When Trump says fake news, he means journalism that makes points with which he disagrees, usually about him.
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I don’t see a point in advertising my marital status when men don’t. Completely ridiculous.
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The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it’s hard. If you think it’s not hard, you’re not doing it right.
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One thing I am learning from the kitten is that everything he is doing seems to be in preparation for murder.
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Being “Jewish” is way stronger culturally than it is religiously.
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I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware of this when I had to shift, and realized something had to give.
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The odd thing is that Trump’s hand movements don’t seem to coordinate with the topic at hand. Most pols manage to make their hand movements correspond with the message, so a slash will accompany emphasis, etc.
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Hillary Clinton rubs people the wrong way, for valid reasons.
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You know, I am not a particular Kennedy apologist or an awed fan – I was 12 when he was murdered – but I have discussed Kennedy with historians. For his incredibly short tenure, he was a very important president.
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The verb “Garland” should be created. It would mean to unfairly put a stinking albatross around someone’s neck, to make him unemployable.
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