The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this no... - Russell Baker

"The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I could not be fit for anything else."

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Columnist Author American 1925–2019

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"A person is wise if he listens to lots of advice and forgets all of it."

"The hours when I write are the only hours when I feel entirely myself."

"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."