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Action based only on principles isnt always good even if it feels good.

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I know of no one who would be a good High Commissioner of Palestine except God.

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In fact, most deaths are not tragic. Few people die because of a flaw in character, which is the essential element of tragedy. They just die.

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The avenues in my neighborhood are Pride, Covetousness and Lust; the cross streets are Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. I live over on Sloth, and the style on our street is to avoid the other thoroughfares.

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The function of good journalism is to take information and add value to it.

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There’s the Ronald Reagan cupped-ear gambit. The press is deliberately and systematically kept away from him. All you hear is a bunch of monkeys screaming at him when they could easily have been brought right up and the president could have stood and talked in a conversational tone.

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Quotes by John Chancellor

John Chancellor

Action based only on principles isnt always good even if it feels good.

I know of no one who would be a good High Commissioner of Palestine except God.

In fact, most deaths are not tragic. Few people die because of a flaw in character, which is the essential element of tragedy. They just die.

The avenues in my neighborhood are Pride, Covetousness and Lust; the cross streets are Anger, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. I live over on Sloth, and the style on our street is to avoid the other thoroughfares.

The function of good journalism is to take information and add value to it.

There’s the Ronald Reagan cupped-ear gambit. The press is deliberately and systematically kept away from him. All you hear is a bunch of monkeys screaming at him when they could easily have been brought right up and the president could have stood and talked in a conversational tone.

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