4 Quotes & Sayings By Harry Haskell

Harry Haskell is a former columnist for The Washington Post, the author of nine books, and a frequent guest on TV and radio talk shows. In addition to his work as a journalist, Mr. Haskell has been a consultant to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, where he traveled with war crimes prosecutors to various former Yugoslavian territories. His writing has appeared in a variety of periodicals, including National Review, Public Interest, The Washington Post Magazine, The Washington Times, and Air Force Magazine.

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...if I have learned any one thing over the years, it's that life contains too many variables for us to be absolutely certain about anything. In the last analysis, there is no accounting for the human factor. It is always easier to deal with things than with men, and no one can direct his life entirely as he would choose. Harry Haskell
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Life would be a darned sight simpler if feelings were as easy to patch up as a piece of sailcloth. Harry Haskell
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The only way to live is to risk being unhappy...and I'd rather be unhappy with the person I loved than as contented as a cat by the fire. Harry Haskell