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Quotes by Publisher

"Just because I publish pornography does not mean that I am not concerned about the social ills that all of us are."


"Our photographs are filthier and our stories are more disgusting. We make no effort to be artistic."

"Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sector's work subsidizes the disproportionate benefits of this new public sector elite."

"Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts."

"I knew right away that it was a gorgeous idea."

"Friends are like fiddle strings; they must not be screwed too tight."


"Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful."

"Journalism's ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the serving of special interests."

"In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all."

"I'd like to see an arrested growth of development. You can't stop it, but it's important we do something about the developers having the upper hand."

"There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows."

"Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class - a new elite, who live better than their private sector counterparts. Public servants have become the public's masters. No wonder the public is upset."

"He that ceaseth to be a friend never was a good one."

"These days, government employees are better off in almost every area: pay, benefits, time off, and security, on top of working fewer hours. They can thrive even in a down economy."

"A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't much point in having it."

"The unique danger today is the possibility that we may face longer-term stagnation as a consequence of relying too heavily on borrowed money."

"Few there are that will endure a true friend."

"Always do sober what you said you'd do when you were drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut!"

"Don't be afraid to make a mistake, your readers might like it."


"I'm a crusader. I really believe in the First Amendment, and I use it fully, and I pay a price for that."

"If I displayed this cup, I might look at it once or twice a week. By using it, I get pleasure from it continually."

"I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows."

"The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper."

"You carry your country with you, it's part of your baggage."

"The role we can play every day, if we try, is to take the whole experience of every day and shape it to involve American man. It is our job to interest him in his community and to give his ideas the excitement they should have."
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