James Reston
Journalist
1909-11-03
Books by James Reston
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Quotes by James Reston
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If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.
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In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.
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A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.
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The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
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This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
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Foreign relations are like human relations. They are endless. The solution of one problem usually leads to another.
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Rudyard Kipling recommended that the leaders of nations study the art of judicious leaving alone. Chief Justice Berger has a warning sign on his desk: L.I.S. - Let it simmer.
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International crises have their advantages. They frighten the weak but stir and inspire the strong.
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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
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A resolute minority has usually prevailed over an easygoing or wobbly majority whose prime purpose was to be left alone.
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Nations, like individuals, have to limit their objectives, or take the consequences.
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If it's far away, its news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.
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A newspaper column, like a fish, should be consumed when fresh; otherwise it is not only undi-gestible but unspeakable.
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All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.
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I'm a Scotch Calvinist and nothing makes us happier than misery.
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