Famous quotes by Journalists

"When a fellow says, "It ain't the money but the principle of the thing," it's the money"

Kin Hubbard, Journalist

"We would all like to vote for the best man, but he is never a candidate"

Kin Hubbard, Journalist

"Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose"

George Will, Journalist

"The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement"

George Will, Journalist

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'"

Erma Bombeck, Journalist

"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat"

Erma Bombeck, Journalist

"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?"

Erma Bombeck, Journalist

"I have a theory about the human mind. A brain is a lot like a computer. It will only take so many facts, and then it will go on overload and blow up"

Erma Bombeck, Journalist

"We love your adherence to democratic principles"

William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

"Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it"

William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

"It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for"

William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

"I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence"

William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

"All adventure is now reactionary"

William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

"A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'"

William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

"A satellite has no conscience"

Edward R. Murrow, Journalist

"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar"

Edward R. Murrow, Journalist

"The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong"

Andy Rooney, Journalist

"An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it"

Don Marquis, Journalist

"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough"

Don Marquis, Journalist

"An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience"

Don Marquis, Journalist

"If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves"

Don Marquis, Journalist

"Then I learned how to do wraparounds and things like that. I had no experience"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"I always felt more emotionally attached to Cambodia than I did to Vietnam"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"I taught sixth grade for three and a half years"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"I made the decision to come back to New York, quit my job, and move to Paris"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important!"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"The Paris peace talks kept a roof over my head and food on the table and clothes on my back because if something was said going in or coming out, I had the rent for the month"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"So I just got on the phone and the engineer just patched me in and I did reports. I'd get a community leader and bring him to the phone, call up the station and do an interview over the phone with the guy"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

"Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things"

Ed Bradley, Journalist

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