Kingman Brewster, Jr. Quotations

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

Maybe you are the "cool" generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.

The fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has an impact on the lives of others.

If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information.

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.

The newspaper fits the reader's program while the listener must fit the broadcaster's program.

We all live in a televised goldfish bowl.

While the spoken word can travel faster, you cant take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.