Quotes of: Thompson Keyword

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?

Helen Hunt Jackson

I had an interest in Scandinavian countries because I'd never seen snow.

Hannah Kent

An uncle gave me a side drum and my mother decided I should have lessons.

Humphrey Lyttelton

When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city.

Harry Mathews

You cannot run a scociety or cope with it’s problems if people are not held accountable for what they do.

John Leo

Divinity. That's what I'm trying to get at, in everything I write.

Jayne Anne Phillips

I think we really forget how connected we are to the past.

Jayne Anne Phillips

Lawyers (are) operators of the toll bridge across which anyone in search of justice has to pass.

Jane Bryant Quinn

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news.

James Reston

In confusing stock options with ownership, corporations confuse trappings with substance.

James Surowiecki

Patrimonial capitalism's legacy is that many people see reform as a euphemism for corruption and self-dealing.

James Surowiecki

Most corporate name changes are the result of mergers and acquisitions. But these tend to be unimaginative.

James Surowiecki

In conditions of uncertainty, humans, like other animals, herd together for protection.

James Surowiecki

The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.

Jessica Savitch

News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

Jessica Savitch

My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.

Jessica Savitch

The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying.

Jessica Savitch

A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood.

Jessica Savitch

It is a curious fact that the word 'essayist' showed up in English before it existed in French.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

Reddit is not a public utility or a public square; it's a privately owned space on the Internet.

John Scalzi

Everyone has a ghost story, or at least that's how it has always seemed to me.

John Searles