Quotes by Bob Greene

“Baseball hasnt been the national pastime for many years now - no sport is. The national pastime, like it or not, is watching television.”

“The professionalism of wire service reporters is constantly being tested because reporters know that if theyre late or sloppy on a story, it will show up because the competition is likely to be not late and not sloppy.”

“If you look closely enough, amid the merciless and the bitter, there is always the chance that you may find comfort and the promise of something good.”

“The meat-and-potatoes work of world journalism is performed by the wire service reporters.”

“Give me a hug, old woman.”

“We were made to exercise. We feel better.”

“Duty: A Father, His Son and the Man Who Won the War.”

“Any new thing -- as long as it is safe and sound and provides results -- I think its good, because we always need to change things up and make it interesting.”

“And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship.”

“We worked closely with Microsoft over the last year to get next-generation devices that satisfied the consumer.”

...the reward centers of the brain--where the pleasure of those high-calorie foods registers--also respond to other substances that bring about pleasure....But those reward centers also respond to other gratifying things, like watching a sunset or experiencing a loving touch...So while you may not be able to change the wiring in your brain, you can feed those reward centers other pleasures...Biology isnt destiny when you have effective strategies...