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Simon Hoggart
British
Journalist
About the author
Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You're tired, you've had a headache since you arrived, but you can't leave because then you'd miss the party.
Simon Hoggart,
British
Journalist
#Being
#Living
#Party
She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its second childhood.
Simon Hoggart,
British
Journalist
#Country
#First
#Government
#History
#Childhood
In Washington, success is just a training course for failure.
Simon Hoggart,
British
Journalist
#Success
#Failure
#Washington
#Training
Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country.
Simon Hoggart,
British
Journalist
#Love
#People
#Country
#Faith
#Americans
#Affirmation
The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.
Simon Hoggart,
British
Journalist
#Washington
#Party
#Spontaneity