Author: Pete Hamill

Quotes

Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore.

Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore.

- Pete Hamill

It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century.

It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century.

- Pete Hamill

Too many people take New York for granted. The primary reason is that history is not taught. That's outrageous in a city where the past is still visible.

Too many people take New York for granted. The primary reason is that history is not taught. That's outrageous in a city where the past is still visible.

- Pete Hamill

The odyssey is not going out and seeing the world: it's about trying to get home. It's home to the woman you love.

The odyssey is not going out and seeing the world: it's about trying to get home. It's home to the woman you love.

- Pete Hamill

If it's a beautiful day, I love taking walks. The walks are always aimless.

If it's a beautiful day, I love taking walks. The walks are always aimless.

- Pete Hamill

I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.

I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.

- Pete Hamill

Say what you will about him Ed Koch is still the best show in town.

Say what you will about him Ed Koch is still the best show in town.

- Pete Hamill

Any of us who've been newspapermen for a long time hate generalizations.

Any of us who've been newspapermen for a long time hate generalizations.

- Pete Hamill

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