Russell Baker
Russell Baker
Russell Wayne Bakeris an American writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up. He was a columnist for The New York Times from 1962 to 1998, and also hosted the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre from 1992 to 2004...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth14 August 1925
CityMorrisonville, VA
CountryUnited States of America
hands feel-good causes
Feel good about linking hands in human chain for good causes.
soul next next-time
It's good for the soul to hear yourself as others hear you, and next time maybe, just maybe, you will not talk so much, so loudly, so brilliantly, so charmingly, so utterly shamelessly foolishly.
background-noise journalism backgrounds
Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life.
passion self-confidence long
Long words, fat talk they may tell us something about ourselves. Has the passion for fat in the language increased as self-confidence has waned?
grease together moral
Etiquette is the grease that makes it possible for all of us to rub together without unnecessary overheating.
family children confused
I worry about people who get born nowadays, because they get born into such tiny families--sometimes into no family at all. When you're the only pea in the pod, your parents are likely to get you confused with the Hope Diamond. And that encourages you to talk too much.
mother years class
Unpleasant questions are being raised about Mother's Day. Is this day necessary? . . . Isn't it bad public policy? . . . No politician with half his senses, which a majority of politicians have, is likely to vote for its abolition, however. As a class, mothers are tender and loving, but as a voting bloc they would not hesitate for an instant to pull the seat out from under any Congressman who suggests that Mother is not entitled to a box of chocolates each year in the middle of May.
research green grass
Research is a scientific activity dedicated to discovering what makes grass green.
understanding bottles tables
Baltimore is permissiveness. The pleasures of the flesh, the table, the bottle, and the purse are tolerated with a civilized understanding.
jobs war thinking
A person whose job is deep thinking about atomic war would no more call a 'megadeath' a 'million corpses' than an embalmer would refer to a 'loved one' as a 'stiff.'
reality obstacles
Reality is the only obstacle to happiness.
maps emotion treats
Humans treat time as a map and always know where they are located on it and respond with the appropriate emotion.
baseball years way
Every day and in every way, baseball gets fancier. A few more years and they'll be playing on oriental rugs.
mind journalist persons
Journalist: A person with nothing on his mind and the power to express it.