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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
Men
Politics
Boys
Difference
Want
Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.
Eric Sevareid
Trust
Doubt
Error
Man
Consultant: any ordinary guy more than fifty miles from home.
Eric Sevareid
Home
Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.
Eric Sevareid
Death
Being
Network
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
Power
Press
Worry
I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow.
Eric Sevareid
Day
Tomorrow
Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.
Eric Sevareid
Men
Power
Boys
Order
Want
The chief cause of problems is solutions.
Eric Sevareid
Cause
Problems
The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change.
Eric Sevareid
Change
Society
American
Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.
Eric Sevareid
Humor
Power
Honor
World