"Forty years ago, we were on the tail of the Front Page era. There was a different point of view. Reporters and editors were more forgiving of public people. They didn't think they had to stick someone in jail to make a career."

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Source : "Chicago's Mike Royko, sharp-witted columnist, dies" by Lisa Price, www.cnn.com. April 29, 1997.

Mike Royko

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“Half of my life I’ve had people staring at me because they think I’m funny-looking and ugly. The other half  of my life I’ve had people staring at me because they think I’m fascinating. Everything neutralises”

Source : "FKA twigs: future shock" by Tim Noakes, www.dazeddigital.com. June 19, 2014.
“The librarian must be the librarian militant before he can be the librarian triumphant.”

Source : "The Relation of the State to the Public Library" by Melvil Dewey, 1889.
“Bargaining makes you come up with the best ideas.”

Source : "What Happens When Bad Boys Grow Up?" by Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 22, 2011.
“But at a certain point you've gotta be ruthless with the movie because you can have these great scenes, but they aren't specifically building the story that needs to be built at that moment.”
“I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.”
“Just as the waves can subside to reveal the stillness of the ocean's depths, so too is it possible to calm the turbulence of our mind to reveal its natural pristine clarity.”

Source : Kathleen McDonald (2011). “How to Meditate: A Practical Guide: Second Edition (Large Print 16pt)”, p.6, ReadHowYouWant.com
“If one would cancel all traffic rules and switch off all traffic lights, watching city traffic on TV would be also awfully interesting!”
“The idea is that inside every human being, however unprepossessing, there is a glorious, talented, and overwhelmingly attractive personality. Nonsense. Inside each of us is a mess of unruly, primitive impulses, and these can sometimes, under the strenuous self-discipline and dedication of art, result in notable creativity.”

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