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"Stupidity fuses notoriety and celebrity."

"Stupidity fuses notoriety and celebrity."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Celebrity, Stupidity

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"There's more than a few remnants left in German welfare policy today. Many Germans eagerly condemn Hitler's fascism but won't examine the other reasons why the Third Reich succeeded for a season."

"There's more than a few remnants left in German welfare policy today. Many Germans eagerly condemn Hitler's fascism but won't examine the other reasons why the Third Reich succeeded for a season."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Policy, Fascism, Today, Welfare

23

"Stunning vistas don't always produce eloquence."

"Stunning vistas don't always produce eloquence."

William D. Tammeus, American Columnist

23

"Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators."

"Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators."

Olin Miller, American Columnist

Living, Wrestling, Writing

23

"Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals in thought and action. But except for an eccentric few, women do not want to become warriors."

"Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals in thought and action. But except for an eccentric few, women do not want to become warriors."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Thought, Opportunity, Action

22

"Fast sex, like fast food, is cheap, but it doesn't nourish the body - or the soul."

"Fast sex, like fast food, is cheap, but it doesn't nourish the body - or the soul."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Food, Sex, Soul, Body

21

"Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet. This enables young people to grow up learning how to steal."

"Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet. This enables young people to grow up learning how to steal."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Movies, People, Hollywood, Internet

20

"It's not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men."

"It's not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Men, Women, Old

20

"If any of the beautiful people plan to vote for the president, they usually keep their secret to themselves."

"If any of the beautiful people plan to vote for the president, they usually keep their secret to themselves."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

People, President, Vote

19

"Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves."

"Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves."

Marcelene Cox, American Columnist

Children, Glory, Parenthood, Parents

18

"Haldeman is the only man in America in this generation who let his hair grow for a courtroom appearance."

"Haldeman is the only man in America in this generation who let his hair grow for a courtroom appearance."

Mary McGrory, American Columnist

America, Appearance, Hair, Man

17

"The death of Pope John Paul II led many of different faiths and of no faith to acknowledge their debt to the Roman Catholic Church for holding on to absolutes that the rest of us can measure ourselves against."

"The death of Pope John Paul II led many of different faiths and of no faith to acknowledge their debt to the Roman Catholic Church for holding on to absolutes that the rest of us can measure ourselves against."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Death, Faith, Church, Debt

17

"Lebanon is restless, Syria got its walking papers, Egypt is scheduling elections with more than one candidate, and even Saudi Arabia, whose rulers are perhaps more terrified of women than rulers anywhere else in the world, allowed limited municipal elections."

"Lebanon is restless, Syria got its walking papers, Egypt is scheduling elections with more than one candidate, and even Saudi Arabia, whose rulers are perhaps more terrified of women than rulers anywhere else in the world, allowed limited municipal elections."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Elections, Walking, World

16

"We all worry about the population explosion, but we don't worry about it at the right time."

"We all worry about the population explosion, but we don't worry about it at the right time."

Arthur Hoppe, American Columnist

Time, Population, Right, Worry

16

"One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of them."

"One of the best things people could do for their descendents would be to sharply limit the number of them."

Olin Miller, American Columnist

16

"The real reason I run is to bring honor to Jesus."

"The real reason I run is to bring honor to Jesus."

Charity Fillmore, American Columnist

16

"Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time."

"Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Humor, Time, Insult

14

"Many of the Europeans who want Israel to go away don't even know why they do. Nearly a third of those interviewed concede they have no idea what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about. It's enough to know that Israelis are Jews."

"Many of the Europeans who want Israel to go away don't even know why they do. Nearly a third of those interviewed concede they have no idea what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about. It's enough to know that Israelis are Jews."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Idea, Conflict, Israel, Want

14

"Who knows? Maybe my life belongs to God. Maybe it belongs to me. But I do know one thing: I'm damned if it belongs to the government."

"Who knows? Maybe my life belongs to God. Maybe it belongs to me. But I do know one thing: I'm damned if it belongs to the government."

Arthur Hoppe, American Columnist

Government, Life, God

14

"Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority ."

"Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority ."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Finance, Financial, Authority, Congress, Eye

12

"I think housework is the reason most women go to the office."

"I think housework is the reason most women go to the office."

Heloise Cruse, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Housework, Office, Reason

11

"Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art."

"Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art."

Charles McCabe, American Columnist

Art, Facts, Opinions

11

"The middle years of childhood arrive just as your own are getting uncomfortably close."

"The middle years of childhood arrive just as your own are getting uncomfortably close."

Marguerite Kelly, American Columnist

Childhood, Years

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