6 Quotes & Sayings By Stephen Rodrick

Stephen Rodrick is a Senior Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has been a full-time faculty member at Harvard since 1991, teaching courses in American politics and public policy, national security and international relations, and identity and leadership. He is the author of several books and articles on political philosophy and American foreign policy. His latest book, "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers," won the 2013 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations for Outstanding Book on U.S Read more

Foreign Policy. He has also been a frequent commentator on television, including CNN's Crossfire, Fox News Channel's Special Report with Brit Hume, NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS' The Early Show, PBS' Nightly Business Report, NPR's All Things Considered, CNN's American Morning with John King, National Public Radio's Morning Edition, The Charlie Rose Show on PBS NewsHour, and many others.

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In college football, fans wallow in a culture of failure. Unless you root for Miami, you sadly wait for disaster to strike your team in a manner not seen outside of Fenway Park. Stephen Rodrick
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Rick Rubin's undulating face hair is just as famous as his body of work. In homage to the yogis he read about as a boy on Long Island, Rubin hasn't shaved since he was 23. It's long been his registered trademark. Stephen Rodrick
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If nothing else, the act of reaching a milestone often serves to reveal a superstar's true nature. Stephen Rodrick
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NFL fans have less sympathy for fallen players than the Romans had for blind Christians. Stephen Rodrick
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There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy. Stephen Rodrick