James Barrett Scotty Reston Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by James Barrett Scotty Reston Half circus and half Supreme Court. James Barrett Scotty Reston All politics are based on the indifference of the majority. James Barrett Scotty Reston An election is a bet on the future, not a popularity test of the past. James Barrett Scotty Reston How Kennedy knew the precise drop in milk consumption in 1960, the percentage rise in textile imports from 1957 to 1960 and the number of speeches cleared by the Defense Department is not quite clear, but anyway, he did. He either overwhelmed you with decimal points or disarmed you with a smile and a wisecrack. James Barrett Scotty Reston This was a great year for preventive worrying. Seldom in recent history have so many people worried about so many things that didn't happen in the end. James Barrett Scotty Reston
