Famous quotes by Journalists

JournalistsReporters are commonly the very first to report on the information, yet they also have a lot of knowledge to share. From the inspiring to the provocative, these quotes by reporters use insight into the world of information as well as media. Whether you're a reporter yourself or just looking for a bit of motivation, these quotes will certainly give you a brand-new point of view on the power of the press. From the relevance of truth-telling to the requirement for empathy, these quotes by journalists will help you to believe even more deeply regarding the function of the media in our lives.
Small: Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence - George Will
George Will
"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence"
George Will, Journalist
Small: The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surpr
George Will
"The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised"
George Will, Journalist
Small: What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they dont want to discourage it completely - Fran
Franklin P. Jones
"What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: Bravery is being the only one who knows youre afraid - Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: Television saved the movies. The Internet is going to save the news business - Matt Drudge
Matt Drudge
"Television saved the movies. The Internet is going to save the news business"
Matt Drudge, Journalist
Small: I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldnt get into makeup fast enough
Matt Drudge
"I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldn't get into makeup fast enough"
Matt Drudge, Journalist
Small: Scratch a dog and youll find a permanent job - Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: Ive written thousands of stories, started hundreds of news cycles - Matt Drudge
Matt Drudge
"I've written thousands of stories, started hundreds of news cycles"
Matt Drudge, Journalist
Small: I never think too far into the future. Im too busy thinking about tomorrows news - Matt Drudge
Matt Drudge
"I never think too far into the future. I'm too busy thinking about tomorrow's news"
Matt Drudge, Journalist
Small: Some of the best news stories start in gossip. Monica Lewinsky certainly was gossip in the beginning. I had he
Matt Drudge
"Some of the best news stories start in gossip. Monica Lewinsky certainly was gossip in the beginning. I had heard it months before I printed it"
Matt Drudge, Journalist
Small: If the first lady is concerned about this Internet cycle, what would she have done during the heyday when ther
Matt Drudge
"If the first lady is concerned about this Internet cycle, what would she have done during the heyday when there was 12, 13 editions of a paper in one day? What would she have done with that news cycle?"
Matt Drudge, Journalist
Small: You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance - Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
"You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebodys listening - Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
"One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening"
Franklin P. Jones, Journalist
Small: This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave - Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave"
Elmer Davis, Journalist
Small: This republic was not established by cowards and cowards will not preserve it - Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis
"This republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it"
Elmer Davis, Journalist
Small: I would listen to how they told the story, to what elements they used, to how it sounded, and thats who I patt
"I would listen to how they told the story, to what elements they used, to how it sounded, and that's who I patterned myself after, the people who were on CBS News"
Ed Bradley, Journalist
Small: The only thing Id ever done with news was to read copy sitting at the microphone in the studio - Ed Bradley
"The only thing I'd ever done with news was to read copy sitting at the microphone in the studio"
Ed Bradley, Journalist
Small: Outside every thin woman is a fat man trying to get in - Katherine Whitehorn
"Outside every thin woman is a fat man trying to get in"
Katherine Whitehorn, Journalist
Small: News, news, news - that is what we want. You cannot beat news in a newspaper - Arthur Christiansen
"News, news, news - that is what we want. You cannot beat news in a newspaper"
Arthur Christiansen, Journalist
Small: But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, youve got to give 110 percent - Sam Donaldson
"But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, you've got to give 110 percent"
Sam Donaldson, Journalist
Small: One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News ratings go up is because people
"One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?"
Roone Arledge, Journalist
Small: Living in Washington, you cant take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty. I have no time for pol
Tucker Carlson
"Living in Washington, you can't take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty. I have no time for political hacks who say things they don't believe because they get paid to"
Tucker Carlson, Journalist
Small: There is no such thing as being too independent - Victoria Billings
"There is no such thing as being too independent"
Victoria Billings, Journalist
Small: I once bought an old car back after I sold it because I missed it so much and I had forgotten that it never ra
Connie Chung
"I once bought an old car back after I sold it because I missed it so much and I had forgotten that it never ran. It was a British racing car. You know, because I just wanted it back. I could only remember what was good about it"
Connie Chung, Journalist
Small: All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have al
Alexander Herzen
"All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organization. For the latter makes use of violence, the former - of the corruption of the will"
Alexander Herzen, Journalist
Small: Nothing succeeds like address - Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
"Nothing succeeds like address"
Fran Lebowitz, Journalist
Small: We didnt see what happened after mortars landed, only the puff of smoke. There were horrors that were complete
Ashleigh Banfield
"We didn't see what happened after mortars landed, only the puff of smoke. There were horrors that were completely left out of this war. So was this journalism? Or was this coverage?"
Ashleigh Banfield, Journalist
Small: The other one I did was I, Robot. I take apart Isaac Asimovs Robots world - Cory Doctorow
"The other one I did was "I, Robot." I take apart Isaac Asimov's Robots world"
Cory Doctorow, Journalist
Small: Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy - Dan R
Dan Rather
"Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy"
Dan Rather, Journalist
Small: Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever - Don
Don Marquis
"Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever"
Don Marquis, Journalist
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