And to assert defensively at the outset that he is happily married, the father of four children and the one-time adornment of his college boxing, track and tennis teams.
SYDNEY J. HARRISTake away grievances from some people and you remove their reasons for living; most of us are nourished by hope, but a considerable minority get psychic nutrition from their resentments, and would waste away purposelessly without them.
More Sydney J. Harris Quotes
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There is no such thing as an “atrocity” in warfare that is greater than the atrocity of warfare itself.
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The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.
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The loner may be respected, but he is always resented by his colleagues, for he seems to be passing a critical judgment on them, when he may be simply making a limiting statement about himself.
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Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about.
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Take away grievances from some people and you remove their reasons for living; most of us are nourished by hope, but a considerable minority get psychic nutrition from their resentments, and would waste away purposelessly without them.
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If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem, but the perpetual human predicament is that the answer soon poses its own problems.
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Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
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When we have “second thoughts” about something, our first thoughts don’t seem like thoughts at all – just feelings.
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The world has always been betrayed by decent men with bad ideals.
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A loser says that’s the way it’s always been done. A winner says there ought to be a better way.
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By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling.
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Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder – and turn quickly to my typewriter.
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Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.
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And nobody is more aware of this difference (although unconsciously) than a child. Only an authentic person can evoke a good response in the core of the other person; only person is resonant to person.
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Why do most Americans look up to education and down upon educated people?
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