James Reston Quotes

Most popular James Reston Quotes

Governments are the only vessels that leak from the top.
— James Reston in The New York Times

government

A government is the only vessel known to leak from the top.
— James Reston in The New York Times

government

He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
— James Reston Deadline: A Memoir

Richard Nixon

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
— James Reston in The New York Times
This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
— James Reston

socialism

Foreign relations are like human relations. They are endless. The solution of one problem usually leads to another.
— James Reston
A resolute minority has usually prevailed over an easygoing or wobbly majority whose prime purpose was to be left alone.
— James Reston Sketches in the Sand

minorities

Like officials in Washington, we suffer from Afghanistanism. If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close to home, it's sociology.
— James Reston

journalism

There isn't a single professional sports season now that doesn't go on at least a month too long. Baseball starts in football weather, and football in baseball weather, and basketball overlaps them both.
— James Reston

sports