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Quotes by Journalist
"I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us."
50
"I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus."
50
"Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out."
50
"Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship."
50
"I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate."
50
"The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts."
50
"Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."
50
"It was so quiet that morning in Paris that the heels of my two companions and myself were loud on the deserted pavements. It was a city of shuttered shops, and barred windows, and deserted avenues."
50
"Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money?"
49
"Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone."
49
"When evil acts in the world it always manages to find instruments who believe that what they do is not evil but honorable."
49
"I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter."
49
"I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection."
48
"You've got people who didn't serve with John Kerry saying they did serve with John Kerry in the boat. With George Bush, we can't find anybody who did serve with him."
48
"The elite media has been caught in so many lies because of false statements that its whole reputation has eroded, their circulation is down, and their profits are down."
48
"I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words."
48
"When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall."
48
"I think television often has dismissed younger people. They figure, well, they're not really watching news, that's not our audience."
48
"Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense."
48
"I have more information in one place than anybody in the world."
47
"Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."
47
"It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits."
47
"The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed."
47
"Pride the first peer and president of hell."
47
"Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do."
Risk,
47
"Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable."
47
"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence."
47
"Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese."
47
"Kill the body and the head will die."
47
"Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right."
47
"When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway."
47
"The city of London, within the walls, occupies a space of only 370 acres, and is but the hundred and fortieth part of the extent covered by the whole metropolis."
46
"And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place."
46
"We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."
Duty,
46
"A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints."
46
"Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes back to the Bible."
46
"What happened was very sad. Mr. Lacey told the staff that he was disappointed and appalled that the front of the book was all commentary and that he wanted hard news."
News,
46
"Playing golf is like learning a foreign language."
46
"The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress."
46
"The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins."
45
"I love food and I love everything involved with food. I love the fun of it. I love restaurants. I love cooking, although I don't cook very much. I love kitchens."
45
"So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped."
45
"When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one."
45
"If capital and labor ever do get together it's good night for the rest of us."
45
"Happiness is a direction, not a place."
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