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John Guntherwas an American journalist and writer.
His success came primarily by a series of popular sociopolitical works, known as the “Inside” books (1936-1972), including the best-selling Inside U.S.A. in 1947.
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About the John Gunther
John Guntherwas an American journalist and writer.
His success came primarily by a series of popular sociopolitical works, known as the “Inside” books (1936-1972), including the best-selling Inside U.S.A. in 1947. However, he is now best known for his memoir Death Be Not Proud (1949), on the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.
9 Quotes by John Gunther
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There are no generalizations in American politics that vested selfishness cannot cut through.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
- 2.
The last copy of the Chicago Daily News I picked up had three crime stories on its front page. But by comparison to the gaudy days, this is small-time stuff. Chicago is as full of crooks as a saw with teeth, but the era when they ruled the city is gone forever.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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The first essence of journalism is to know what you want to know, the second, is to find out who will tell you.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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It’s the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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If a man’s from Texas, he’ll tell you. If he’s not, why embarrass him by asking?
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)
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What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.
John GuntherAmerican journalist (1901-1970)