"As a child, one looks for compliments. As……" — Ben Bradlee
"As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness."
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32 Quotes by Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee has 32 quotes on this site.
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Sometimes I am convinced there is nothing wrong with this country that couldn't be cured by the magical implantation of…
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The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had…
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As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about…
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You never monkey with the truth.
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I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits.
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Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.
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If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's…
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Those [Watergate] tapes are going to take me to my grave with a huge smile on my face..
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Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise…
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It changes your life, the pursuit of truth,
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I don’t want to disappoint too many people, but the number of interesting political, historical conversations we had, you could…
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Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there.
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
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Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.
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I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I…
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I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard…
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When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably…
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If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids…
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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the…
— Jean Baudrillard
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.
— Martha Beck
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise…
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An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.
— Pope Benedict XVI
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