"There are only two kinds of stories in the world: those about which I do not care to write as many as 600 words, and those about which I would like to write many more than 600 words. But there is nothing about which I would like to write exactly 600 words."

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Source : David Halberstam (2015). “Everything They Had: Sports Writing from David Halberstam”, p.7, Hachette UK

David Halberstam

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“Liberals have a quaint and touching faith that truth is on their side and an even quainter faith that journalists are on the side of truth.”
“My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it.”
“We have to make you think it's an important seat - because you're in it.”
“In addition, Islam stressed on purifying the body, clothes and everything that is related to man's private life in his land and home, from the unclean impurity.”

Source : "The mutual love between Allah and His servants". english.bayynat.org.lb.
“War is only glorious when you buy it in the Daily Mail and enjoy it at the breakfast table. It goes splendidly with bacon and eggs. Real war is the final limit of damnable brutality, and thatâ€™s all there is in it.”
“'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.”

Source : "A Minute With: Mira Nair on Salaam Bombay". Interview with Shilpa Jamkhandikar, www.reuters.com. March 22, 2013.
“Taking the photograph is the easiest part for me”
“I don't really have any interest in playing the same part again and again. Let's just keep everything crossed that doesn't happen.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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