Famous quotes by Journalists

Small: Ninety per cent of the worlds woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties,
"Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?"
Sydney J. Harris, Journalist
Small: Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance
"Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance"
Sydney J. Harris, Journalist
Small: Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but if honest, and bent on thorough investigati
Ambrose Bierce
"Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious
Ambrose Bierce
"Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilizat
Ambrose Bierce
"Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense
Ambrose Bierce
"Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of anothers resemblance to ourselves
Ambrose Bierce
"Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure
Ambrose Bierce
"Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends
Ambrose Bierce
"Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity
Ambrose Bierce
"Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested
Ambrose Bierce
"Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness
Ambrose Bierce
"Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion
Ambrose Bierce
"Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay
Ambrose Bierce
"Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats
Ambrose Bierce
"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Historian - a broad-gauge gossip
Ambrose Bierce
"Historian - a broad-gauge gossip"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding
Ambrose Bierce
"Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate
Ambrose Bierce
"Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating inc
Ambrose Bierce
"Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs
Ambrose Bierce
"Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness
Ambrose Bierce
"Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk
Ambrose Bierce
"Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money
Ambrose Bierce
"Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: All women should know how to take care of children. Most of them will have a husband some day
Franklin P. Jones
"All women should know how to take care of children. Most of them will have a husband some day"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebodys listening
Franklin P. Jones
"One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one
Franklin P. Jones
"The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: Originality is the art of concealing your source
Franklin P. Jones
"Originality is the art of concealing your source"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: A fanatic is one who sticks to his guns whether theyre loaded or not
Franklin P. Jones
"A fanatic is one who sticks to his guns whether they're loaded or not"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: When you get something for nothing, you just havent been billed for it yet
Franklin P. Jones
"When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it yet"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency theyre going to catch you in next
Franklin P. Jones
"Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
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