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You don't get anywhere without saying yes.

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Joel Stein
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 23
Journalist
Screenwriter
Edison Township
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I've learned over time that every editor has told me when you're getting that much hate, you don't talk about it. You just kind of don't give it oxygen and let it go away. It's almost - not always, but almost - always the best policy.
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I would be at home reading, because I felt so disconnected from humanity.
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The people who get places in life just say yes to everything.
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You're not going to change anyone's mind. Especially online.
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It's hard to discipline yourself not to explain yourself or apologize.
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I love sushi, but I'm not going to write a column about it.
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I don't read the letters section of Time magazine. I think it's just my habit as a reader. I don't read comments on stories, in general.
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