Tom Shales
Related E.M. FORSTER I'm a thinker. That is what I do, in great depth and detail, every waking moment of the day. I like ... BRIAN HERBERT Unification of differences is power. SHESH NATH VERNWAL I began in radio in 1997 on a radio show hosted by a now very famous comic, Jamel Debbouze. I would ... OMAR SY JON STEWART DEYTH BANGER STEPHEN COLBERT How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS NANETTE L. AVERY NANETTE L. AVERY And even if you do wear a maid outfit, it doesn't change the fact that you're strong or that you're ... HIRO FUJIWARA Our end goal -- I'll stop the show and die a happy man -- is if we could get Larry J. Sabato and Jon... JOSH CINCINNATI Obedience is bondage, if God wants to be adored he should make himself more loving. LAURA WHITCOMB FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Maybe that's what praying is all about. Maybe it's not just asking God to forgive us for bad things ... SARAH DARER LITTMAN I tried to think of a vice I want to sacrifice, and ended up reasoning that I need my bad habits, de... SARA BAUME Interdependent Thinking is a true system view of the world. PEARL ZHU „Ein Mensch kann niemals Tier werden, er stürzt am Tier vorbei in den Abgrund MARLEN HAUSHOFER Did it do me any good, early in life, to believe so many things which were not true? Or did it damag... SARA BAUME I always thought Jon Stewart was an extremely good surgeon with his scalpel. He would have Republica... GREG GUTFELD SARAH J. MAAS What bothered me was all of the time he wasted by drumming, and all the time I wasted by listening t... SARA BAUME PAWAN MISHRA ALLY CARTER A great idea is like a fast moving train without brake & all contrary minds that crosses its path wi... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) A great man even when dead,his name will continue to elicit greatness for generations to come. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The light of a great man shines for generations to come. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Who is a great man? A great man is a person whom people are dying to write books about. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) JOHN DONNE In a world where pleasure rules, people tend to be undeveloped in every way. " A House Like a Lotus MADELEINE L’ENGLE ROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS ROBERT M. HUTCHINS GEORGE R.R. MARTIN My mom and dad refused to believe that people who had grown up together in peace and friendship, had... SAVO HELETA I'm on my way...don't know where to, but my road is build with metaphors and nonsense YESENIA BARKLEY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The director of the Road Safety Authority comes on the radio to tell me that today is the day of the... SARA BAUME Everything is very nearly over. And so none of the normal rules of behavior apply. And so none of my... SARA BAUME But I know I will do neither; nothing. I have all the time in the world, and yet, I can't be bothere... SARA BAUME So it's as if,' I say, 'I'm okay in my own bones, but I know that my bones aren't living up to other... SARA BAUME There really isn't much wrong with me,' I say, 'it's just that, well, I'm not like other people; I d... SARA BAUME I knew precisely what things I wanted to do—and when and why—and I was deeply resentful of other... SARA BAUME GEORGE R.R. MARTIN SARAH J. MAAS SARAH J. MAAS SARAH J. MAAS GEORGE R.R. MARTIN GEORGE R.R. MARTIN SARAH J. MAAS SARAH J. MAAS NICHOLAS SPARKS STEPHEN CHBOSKY NICHOLAS SPARKS NICHOLAS SPARKS HARPER LEE HARPER LEE Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER ROBERT M. HUTCHINS AGATHA CHRISTIE It's hard to believe that more people have died from suicide than homicide, but it's a sad fact, DAVID SATCHER Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise. , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Those who are clever, who have a Brain, never understand anything. , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE It gets you nowhere if the other person's tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conv... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms. , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that h... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE People who don't Think probably don't have Brains; rather, they have grey fluff that's blown into th... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems ... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably j... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE When having a smackerel of something with a friend, don't eat so much that you get stuck in the door... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference. , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy wor... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slo... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to the... , INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE No one could have less faith in the absolute and definitive importance of the work created by man, b... GUSTAVE MOREAU By the time this happened, the whole Martha Stewart style was beginning to show its age. What is str... ROBERT THOMPSON A.A. MILNE Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and s... CARTER CROCKER Matty blinked. 'You're passing up whips for shopping ?'... LETA BLAKE CRAIG GROESCHEL Right now, the sad fact is that too many Americans are working harder and harder and earning less an... WESLEY CLARK ARUNDHATI ROY JOHN UPDIKE There are many professional organizations for police and fire. This is a professional organization t... ANDREW VELAZQUEZ GEORGE R.R. MARTIN HEINRICH HEINE HEINRICH HEINE I see foxes often, but always they are crossing fallow fields in the distance. Gold flecks on farawa... SARA BAUME And yet, here I am. Perceiving everything that is wonderful to be proportionately difficult; everyth... SARA BAUME Now I wonder if each artwork is in fact utterly inaccessible to everybody but the person to whom it ... SARA BAUME We were captivated by Tom when we first saw him on his Canadian show. The talk show with a twist is ... JOHN MILLER MITCH ALBOM When a lot of voices, make up a noise, the man who is silent represents a voice. APURVA GAGLANI RUDYARD KIPLING
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Tom Snyder was born to broadcast. He loved television and it loved him back. In that, he was a membe... TOM SHALES Perhaps unscripted reality shows and written fiction have already blurred together into some new ama... TOM SHALES The original and very basic 'Law & Order' series has always seemed to me to be 100-perce... TOM SHALES In the 500-channel universe, which may, of course, contain many more channels than 500, the fun neve... TOM SHALES Your humble critic confesses that he has been wrestling with 'weight issues' since leaving c... TOM SHALES Why, on my mother's birthday, am I thinking about 'Father Knows Best?' At our house, mot... TOM SHALES Maybe Larry Kings cannot thrive or even survive in a world where the norms for discourse are rage, v... TOM SHALES 'Minute to Win It' is a variation on a game show from the 1950s called 'Beat the Clock,&... TOM SHALES Making music on TV used to be as common as commercials. In the '60s and '70s, prime time was... 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As I've learned, eac... TOM RIDGE America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness a... TOM HARKIN TOM DOUGLAS TOM FORD TOM HANKS I have a weakness for watches. I have to stop myself buying more. TOM JONES TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WILSON TOM WOLFE TOM STOPPARD TOM WOLFE Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide range of disease... TOM ALLEN TOM HANKS TOM STOPPARD Everybody who is anyone wanted to meet a real life gangster, and here's Joey Gallo hitting the s... TOM FOLSOM TOM LANDRY TOM STOPPARD TOM WATSON TOM WATSON TOM PETTY TOM STOPPARD TOM LEHRER TOM HANKS TOM WAITS TOM STOPPARD TOM COTTON TOM STOPPARD TOM STOPPARD TOM STOPPARD The dominant male is history. Could you see a male Lady Gaga? The closest we've got is Justin Bi... 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By the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes. 
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction... 
How do you know about the world is real?...
The first time I met Jon Stewart was at the press conference that Comedy Central held to announce Jo... 
Daring to dream is not difficult, it's making them come true that is hard... 
Be careful of relying on the opinion of others, these are the same people that like liver. 
If thinking is your fate, revere this fate with divine honour and sacrifice to it the best, the most... 
You know nothing, Jon Snow. 
You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. 
Like a deep sad note
Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you. 
Love is a growing, or full constant light,
We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been dir... 
We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been dir... 
Lord Snow wants to take my place now.' He sneered. 'I'd have an easier time teaching a wolf to juggl... 
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold ... 
You do what you love, what you need 
Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said:
To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. 
As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, the... 
You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... 
You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. 
We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been... 
You are not the happy, unthinking child you have always appeared to be, accepting everything at its ... 
When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing w... 
Sex joins two people spiritually and emotionally as well as physically. This is its purpose-to bond ... 
The steel door of the incinerator went up and the muted hum of the eternal fire became a red roaring... 
If she’d been born at the right time they would have burned her over in Salem. 
Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than by fic... 
Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than by fri... 
If we tend to the things that are important in life, if we are right with those we love, and behave ... 
A people always ends by resembling its shadow. 
The demons you have are what motivate you to make your art. This is what drives the detective, this ... 
Really, coaching is simplicity. It's getting players to play better than they think that they ca... 
There's this misconception that the Navy is this cruise ship, and you get to go out and sail aro... 
Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes. 
Have you ever gotten the feeling that you aren't completely embarassed yet, but you glimpse tomo... 
Saddam has committed many crimes against humanity and against his own people. 
Football is unconditional love. 
My favorite meal has always been fried chicken. 
The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience. 
Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. 
Good things, when short, are twice as good. 
Time is short, life is short, there's a lot to know. So I skip the entertainers in the newspaper... 
The thing that happens remarkably often is that the people who are writing a dissertation believe th... 
Procrastination is probably my worst habit out of many. Especially when it comes to paperwork. 
Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always ... 
So many guys are so conservative with their hair, and I always joke with all my buddies when they me... 
Geometric shapes hold an energy pattern, and scientists did some experiments which say certain geome... 
What the United States needs to do at this point is reaffirm our commitment that Assad must go and t... 
So rather than face the bitter truth, China has placed severe restrictions on the Internet and enlis... 
I think these movies are definitely comedies. It's quite difficult to take a superhero movie ser... 
Every chef has his treats. By that, I mean bits and pieces from things you're working on - crust... 
Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really have moved forward in a bubble. Ever... 
Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor. 
I think we're very uptight in America. You have to remember that we're descended from Purita... 
Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema... 
We are set to make very bad history. 
If I had a nickel for every time I said 'Why me?' I'd have probably said 'Why me?... 
The waist is a terrible thing to mind. 
Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live. 
Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards,... 
Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick invo... 
Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you. 
I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has f... 
There were no mail-order catalogues in 1492. Marco Polo's journal was the wish book of Renaissance E... 
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. 
Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They'd b... 
We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails... 
The calendar and the clock are all set by football season and the offseason. 
You are right that I don't have a lot of spare time because I love to stay busy and keep my cale... 
Since my education, I've done quite untraditional things. There are very few Etonians who went t... 
Oh, I got a beautiful 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille four-door. No one will ride in it with me. 
There is so much to sailing a ship. There's about a thousand different lines on a brig ship, and... 
I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity. 
Tobacco marketing often reaches children and youth and entices them to start using tobacco while the... 
Nobody paid any attention career-wise to me in America until 'Bronson.' It gave me a calling... 
Joanna points her camera at a section of society unused to having cameras pointed at it. But I don&#... 