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• Writing recently in the New York Times, David Brooks noted correctly if belatedly that conservatives disdain for liberal intellectuals had slipped into disdain for the educated class as a whole, and worried that the Republican Party was alienating educated voters. I couldn't care less about the future of the Republican Party, but I do care about the quality of political thinking and judgment in the country as a whole.

  Mark Lilla

  Country, New York, Party

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• The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the 'New York Times Magazine,' is one of the best books I've read.

  Fran Tarkenton

  New York, Book, Editors

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• Although the 'New York Times' annually declares that Broadway is on its deathbed, news of its demise is greatly exaggerated. There's a lot of life yet in the old tart.

  John Lahr

  New York, News, Demise

  "Lahr’s Tony Picks: The 2012 Edition". www.newyorker.com.

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• I read cover to cover every jazz publication that I could and in the New York Times, every single day reading their jazz reviews even though I didn't put them in the films. I wanted to know what is going on.

  Ken Burns

  New York, Reading, Jazz

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• The wonderful thing about being a New York Times columnist is that it's like a Supreme Court appointment - they're stuck with you for a long time.

  William Safire

  New York, Long, Wonderful

  "William Safire dies at 79; speechwriter and Pulitzer-winning columnist" by Joe Holley, www.latimes.com. September 28, 2009.

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• I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.

  Paula Cole

  New York, Tvs, Crosswords

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• It will be my earnest aim that The New York Times give the news, all the news, in concise and attractive form, in language that is permissible in good society, and give it as early if not earlier, than it can be learned through any other reliable medium; to give the news impartially, without fear or favor, regardless of party, sect, or interest involved; to make of the columns of The New York Times a forum for the consideration of all questions of public importance, and to that end to invite intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion.

  Adolph Ochs

  New York, Party, Intelligent

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• You actually see liberals checking 'Fox News,' if only to know what the conservatives are thinking. And you're seeing conservatives who venture into liberal sources, just to know what 'The New York Times' is thinking.

  Evgeny Morozov

  New York, Thinking, News

  "Are We Becoming Cyborgs?". Interview with Serge Schmemann, www.nytimes.com. November 30, 2012.

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• With the exception of the New York Times, Fox news, and Lou Dobbs of CNN, and talk radio, the rest of the mainstream media has basically been silenced like a bunch of dumb monkeys.

  Curt Weldon

  New York, Media, Cnn

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• Is the New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? Of course it is.

  Daniel Okrent

  New York, Newspapers, Courses

  "THE PUBLIC EDITOR; Is The New York Times a Liberal Newspaper?". www.nytimes.com. July 25, 2004.

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• Speaking of the motto of the New York Times, "All the news that's fit to print:" It is hard to think of any group of seven words that have aroused more newspaper controversy.

  Gerald W. Johnson

  New York, Thinking, Groups

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• My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;' Saturdays and Sundays are oriented around walks in the woods with the dog, human companion in tow some of the time but not always.

  Caroline Knapp

  Friday, Dog, New York

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• In the New York Times, you're going to get completely different information than you would in the USA Today.

  Tabitha Soren

  New York, Usa, America

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• The New York Times' was enigmatic: 'Some unimaginable gravitational force is pulling our entire galaxy in the opposite direction.' End of article. If you stop and think about that, we are recreating ourselves.

  Dwight Schultz

  New York, Thinking, Opposites

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• The L.A. Times, it's an anti-Christian publication, as is the New York Times.

  Mel Gibson

  Christian, New York, Publication

  The New Yorker, September 15, 2003.

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• At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child.

  Andre Leon Talley

  New York, Children, Vogue Magazine

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• I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.

  Nate Silver

  New York, Paper, Week

  "Talking Shop: Nate Silver". Interview with Megan Garber, archives.cjr.org. November 11, 2008.

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• You can never have enough garlic. With enough garlic, you can eat The New York Times.

  Morley Safer

  New York, Food, Garlic

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• I used to write a monthly column for the 'New York Times' syndicate. But I stopped because I found it really hard to have one extreme opinion a month. I don't know how these columnists have two or three ideas a week; I was having difficulty having 12 things to say a year.

  Salman Rushdie

  New York, Writing, Years

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• I mean, if you have to wake up in the morning to be validated by the editorial page of the New York Times, you got a pretty sorry existence.

  Karl Rove

  Morning, New York, Sorry

  The Rush Limbaugh Show Interview, www.rushlimbaugh.com. August 15, 2007.

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• All the airports kind of feel and look the same now. Some are more beautiful, some are less beautiful, but for the most part you're going to find a Starbucks in every airport. You're going to get your coffee and the 'USA Today' or 'New York Times' in every airport.

  Jason Reitman

  Beautiful, New York, Coffee

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• I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction rather than making the blanket assumption that all commercial fiction is unworthy.

  Jodi Picoult

  New York, Men, Thinking

  "Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner Speak Out On Franzen Feud: HuffPost Exclusive". Interview with Jason Pinter, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2010.

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• 'Moderate Republican' is simply how the blabocracy flatters Republicans who vote with the Democrats. If it weren't so conspicuous, the 'New York Times' would start referring to 'nice Republicans' and 'mean Republicans'

  Ann Coulter

  New York, Nice, Mean

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• The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher taxes, more restrictions on political speech and stricter gun control.

  Ann Coulter

  New York, Gun, Political

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• I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal,' the 'New York Times,' constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Running, New York, Wall

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