“News is something somebody doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.”
William Randolph Hearst, quoted in The Huffington Post
“Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf’s a flower.”
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“Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.”
Russell Baker, quoted in TheBookreporter.com
“Apology is only egotism wrong side out. It is mighty presumptuous on your part to suppose your small failures of so much consequence that you must make a talk about them.”
Novelist Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“Wisdom is what’s left after we’ve run out of personal opinions.”
Aphorist Cullen Hightower, quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune
“The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.”
Politician Henry Stimson, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
