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Consultant: any ordinary guy more than fifty miles from home.

~Eric Sevareid

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The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Always American American Society Been Change Distinguished Hallmark Most Society

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The chief cause of problems is solutions.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Cause Chief Problems Solutions

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Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Being Dealing Death Ducks Executives Like Network

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Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Dangerous Dangerous Thing Honor Humor Most Next Power Thing Without World

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The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been, that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Always Been Between Boy Difference Men Politics Something Want While

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Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Boy Men Order Power Something Want

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I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: About After Day Optimist Pessimist Sort Tomorrow

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Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: Better Doubt Error Frequently Man Never Than Trust Who

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I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance.

~Eric Sevareid

Topics: About After Constant Grasped Never Power Press Quite Speaks Thousand Voices Worry

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: November 26th, 1912

Died: July 9th, 1992

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