Harrison Salisbury
Harrison Salisbury
Harrison Evans Salisbury, was an American journalist and the first regular New York Times correspondent in Moscow after World War II. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Minneapolis North High School in 1925 and the University of Minnesota in 1930...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 November 1908
CountryUnited States of America
american-journalist excellent higher highly maintain russians structured system
The Russians have an excellent system of higher education. They maintain very high standards. The system is highly structured and competitive.
lessons shortcuts life-is
There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.
philosophy struggle future
No one can be certain where a nation which spans two continents, whose history begins in the faint traces of early civilization, a nation now struggling to find a new and valid philosophy of existence, will be propelled by the transcendental forces of the nuclear age.
running powerful sacrifice
The clash between the aspirations of the people for a better life and the insistence of their rulers on building a powerful state, regardless of human sacrifice, runs through the whole of Russian history
book writing effort
I wouldn't write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can't invest that amount of time and effort without one.
morning cost downtown
The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bought it when I was downtown this morning.
cities doors way
By the way, I understand that now you can have the Times delivered to your door here in the Twin Cities.
moon thinking achievement
I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is even more.
secrecy kremlin
Life within the Kremlin was shrouded in impenetrable secrecy.
favorite-words pumpkin culinary
My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You can't take it seriously. But you can't ignore it, either. It takes ahold of your head and that's it. You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.
american-journalist class expected practical required seems students tested
Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training.
across american-journalist chinese constant last nuclear presumably side state targets trained visited
I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in the area, presumably trained on targets across the border.