News Quotes

"News is something that happens that matters to you, which is not most of what we watch on television"

"We print 37 million copies, and we found out about the unfortunate news as we were putting the issue to bed"

"I know the pundits and the news media have carried a lot of commentary about cameras in the courtroom, and there's a lot of controversy about it as a result of the Simpson case. But I have not had enough time to step back and enough time to evaluate that"

Lance Ito, Judge

"This consists of a series of meetings that may last several days through which information is provided that may include reviewing documentaries, news programs, court records and certain reports about the group in question"

Rick Ross, Celebrity

"I'd like to get back into journalism. I'm hoping someone will offer me a job as a commentator or one of those political analysts that you see on the news shows all the time"

Jeff Gannon, Journalist

"One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history"

Peace Pilgrim, Activist

"We're going to try to create some programs that are going to generate viewer interest and appointment viewing. We still will have news on Headline News"

Jim Walton, Businessman

"But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of a child being abused or mistreated, my response went from being appalled to being physically revolted"

Mercedes Ruehl, Actress

"People can get their news any way they want. What I love about what's happened is that there are so many different avenues, there are so many different outlets, so many different ways to debate and discuss and to inquire about any given news story"

Jim Lehrer, Journalist

"The sea change that has come is the information age. We don't have to just read The New York Times anymore. We can pull up something on the Internet and get any news that we like"

Pete du Pont, Politician

"Raising the minimum wage means raising the living wage - and that's good news for Ohio"

Sherrod Brown, Politician

"Don't count out other amazing programming like Frontline. You will still find more hours of in-depth news programming, investigative journalism and analysis on PBS than on any other outlet"

Gwen Ifill, Journalist

"I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and a lot of companies that are doing a good job, and those are good companies to invest in"

Don Nickles, Politician

"The big news already broke. The file-sharing and all that stuff, it's a done deal. And I think figuring out how to make that a fair exchange for the people that make music is still an issue"

Liz Phair, Musician

"When you have a country that can boast that more than 95 percent of its eligible workforce is employed and pumping money back into economy, that's exceptionally good news, especially as we prepare to observe Labor Day"

J. D. Hayworth, Politician

"During the war, in which several of our embedded correspondents were able to report from moving vehicles crossing the Iraqi desert, the use of technology made news gathering safer"

Jim Walton, Businessman

"The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as regular citizens, are more interested than ever in getting together and having discussions. They want to hear about other viewpoints that differ entirely from what the administration is putting out"

Jim Hightower, Activist

"But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats"

Jim Hightower, Activist

"If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV"

Val Kilmer, Actor

"There's no new news"

Tommy Lee, Musician

"There ain't any news in being good. You might write the doings of all the convents of the world on the back of a postage stamp, and have room to spare"

Finley Peter Dunne, Journalist

"CNN was one of the first news organizations in the world to train and equip its journalists before deploying them to dangerous areas"

Jim Walton, Businessman

"I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations"

William Hurt, Actor

"When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy"

Taryn Manning, Actress

"Victor Saville was bad news because he wanted money just to do one big picture"

Mickey Spillane, Author

"From watching the news one would think the Iraqis want us out of their country. But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there. Our freedom is contagious and we helped liberate them"

Jim Bunning, Politician

"We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material is not likely to harm anyone, that it is properly investigated by quality news organizations, and by lawyers and human rights groups and so on"

Julian Assange, Activist

"I had a great '70s. I survived it, and that's always good news"

Jeff Bridges, Actor

"I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for - whether it's on the left or right - a more lively and provocative type of political journalism. I think Salon and Fox on the other side have both benefited from that"

David Talbot, Journalist

"But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is one of the major al Qaeda figures that we have in U.S. custody"

Jane Mayer, Journalist

"Other than that one year, Salon has been very cautious about the way it spends money. For instance, since last year, we've had virtually no marketing budget. It's just word of mouth. And our circulation continues to grow that way by breaking news stories"

David Talbot, Journalist

"America Held Hostage won 24 Emmys for ABC News, but someone forgot to include my name on the list of people responsible for the show"

Pierre Salinger, Public Servant

"We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it - which is sometimes something that's quite hard to do, when you're talking about giant databases of information - release it to the public and then defend ourselves against the inevitable legal and political attacks"

Julian Assange, Activist

"Today they have proven once again that the mainstream media can't print enough bad news about our troops"

Joe Scarborough, Politician

"You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show"

Joe Klein, Journalist

"I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much"

Stephen Root, Actor

"It's gotten to the point where it's big news when I don't do a horror film"

Donald Pleasence, Actor

"Experts say that Iraq may have nuclear weapons. That's bad news - they may have a nuclear bomb. Now the good news is that they have to drop it with a camel"

David Letterman, Comedian

"But the good news was that my elder sister refused to get married straight away and I couldn't get married until she did so I had the licence to go off and dream"

Indra Nooyi, Businessman

"Why something in the public interest such as television news can be fought over, like a chain of hamburger stands, eludes me"

Jimmy Breslin, Entertainer

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