Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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If you write something that gets a bad response, or someone commits candor or is off message, there are often consequences almost immediately when it appears in the paper or a magazine, that somebody gets called into the boss's office. And sometimes it can result in a loss of access for the reporter.

Ron Suskind's Popular Quotes

Many years later, a psychiatrist friend of mine said something to us. He said, "Respect denial." It's a powerful force.

- Ron Suskind

Who besides guys like me are part of the reality-based community?

- Ron Suskind

Younger colleagues tended to draw untested self-confidence from their bonuses and prestigious degrees.

- Ron Suskind

The key is to put your outrage in a place where you can get it when you need to, but not have it bubble up so much, especially when you're asked to e…

- Ron Suskind

It is one thing to rouse the passion of a people, and quite another to lead them.

- Ron Suskind

These were lobbyists—many of them compensated quite handsomely not to react as human beings.

- Ron Suskind

Confidence is the public face of competence.

- Ron Suskind

For any thinking person, it (perpetual happiness) is untenable. If you're a thinking person, your upbeat sometimes, said sometimes.

- Ron Suskind

If you write something the White House doesn't like, they take you in and say, 'If you ever write something like you did today, nobody from the White…

- Ron Suskind