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Joseph Mitchell quotes

American Writer July 27, 1908 – May 24, 1996

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All information of a spiritual or personal nature will have to come from our father, who art in heaven, and I think he's in New York right now. Joseph Mitchell
It is perhaps an ugly comment on the American press, but the function of the interviewer on most newspapers is to entertain, not to shed light. . . . An interviewer soon begins to judge public figures on the basis of their entertainment value, overlooking their true importance. It is not easy to get an interview with Professor Franz Boas, the greatest anthropologist in the world, across a city desk, but a mild interview with Oom the Omnipotent will hit the bottom of page one under a... Joseph Mitchell
Also, I had not yet found out about time; I was still under the illusion that I had plenty of time - time for this, time for that, time for everything, time to waste. Joseph Mitchell
Joseph Mitchell quote: "My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered..."
My dad was a cotton buyer and cotton buyers always considered themselves superior to the rest of the world. Joseph Mitchell
When I get through tearing a lobster apart, or one of those tender West Coast octopuses, I feel like I had a drink from the fountain of youth. Joseph Mitchell
He had a habit of remarking to bartenders that he didn't see any sense in mixing whiskey with water since the whiskey was already wet. Joseph Mitchell

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