I want to be heavily tied to a city that I write for every week, that knows my stuff and I can… — Joel Stein Cities Copy Share Image
I never thought to look at the New York Times one, even though I knew people were pissed off. I've seen YouTube… — Joel Stein Effort Copy Share Image
When wine drinkers tell me they taste notes of cherries, tobacco and rose petals, usually all I can detect is a whole… — Joel Stein Cherries Copy Share Image
When Time got rid of my column, I thought it was all over. It was really sad. And then, I just started… — Joel Stein Columns Copy Share Image
I have some idea that if I pick on [boy band] One Direction, I'll get a ton of hate mail, because I… — Joel Stein Adults Copy Share Image
I don't read "letters" sections of magazines, but I'll read anyone's blog post about me. — Joel Stein Blogs Copy Share Image
I've definitely written people e-mails telling them I've loved their stories, but that seems more like a professional journalist thing to do. — Joel Stein Journalist Copy Share Image
I can't imagine what someone would write that would infuriate me. Maybe if my loved one had died of some disease and… — Joel Stein Died Copy Share Image
People would ask if I wanted to host things and I was like, "No, I'm a writer, I don't host things." Just… — Joel Stein Asks Copy Share Image
I don't like to be in the forest. It's a weird thing. I've learned to have a general appreciation for nature, which… — Joel Stein Appreciation Copy Share Image
Early on, even in college, I figured out that it was just more interesting to me to create content than to write… — Joel Stein College Copy Share Image
I think I realized that Dave Barry was funnier than I'll ever be, and he made no attempt to make any actual… — Joel Stein Dave Copy Share Image
I always thought that being at Time and tweaking your bosses and exploiting your expense account was just fun. Just joyous. — Joel Stein Accounts Copy Share Image
I'm not that clued into what people are that touchy about and how many of them there are and how niche these… — Joel Stein Niche Copy Share Image
I can't imagine deer hunting. I used to think I couldn't imagine deer hunting because killing a deer seemed so awful. But… — Joel Stein Awful Copy Share Image
When I get real big volumes of hate mail, it's usually because I wrote something poorly. But it's also because some group… — Joel Stein Articles Copy Share Image
If you're at my level and you go to a bookstore, even a good turnout is not that many people. Sometimes it… — Joel Stein Bookstores Copy Share Image
“Do you know how long it takes to charm people from Maine? They're uptight white people coated with a hard exterior made… — Joel Stein Humor Copy Share Image
Reporting in general makes me pretty nervous. But I realized: all the amazing work experiences of my life were thanks to reporting.… — Joel Stein Amazing work Copy Share Image
I'm good at marketing myself through the columns. But compared to other people I know, as far as networking and pushing yourself… — Joel Stein Columns Copy Share Image
“To defend my fear of sudden change, I chose to believe that life was incremental, that the tiny decisions you make every… — Joel Stein Big bang Copy Share Image
When I lose my column again, I'm sure I'll get hungry again. Maybe it's having a kid, but it's probably just getting… — Joel Stein Columns Copy Share Image
“Firefighter is one of the few jobs kind enough to warn me away by containing two words I'm not interested in, unlike… — Joel Stein Firefighter Copy Share Image