Quote by Russell Baker
"The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself, even if you have to do it one sentence at a time."
More from 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."
"Irrational exuberance has welled up in our markets."
"All the President's men were not very nice people, but they were smart and they were effective."
"A person is wise if he listens to lots of advice and forgets all of it."