Scientists have been struck by the fact that things that break down virtually never get lost, while things that get lost hardly ever break down.
Russell BakerYou can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there's a big photo opportunity for a really good cause.
Russell BakerSchoolteachers seemed determined to persuade me that 'classic' is a synonym for 'narcotic'.
Russell BakerOf all the people expressing their mental vacuity, none has a better excuse for an empty head than the newspaperman: If he pauses to restock his brain, he invites onrushing deadlines to trample him flat. Broadcasting the contents of empty minds is what most of us do most of the time, and nobody more relentlessly than I.
Russell Baker