Journalists should be people in whom there is at least a…

When along the pavement, Palpitating flames of life, People flicker around me, I forget my bereavement, The gap in the great constellation, The place…

— D. H. Lawrence

A flicker of hope is enough to keep the spirits alive.

— Tasneem Hameed

Truth is stranger than nonfiction. And life is too interesting to be left to journalists. People have stories, but journalists have 'takes,' and it's…

— Walter Kirn

I can remember how rude I could be at times to journalists and people phoning up for advice.

— Benjamin Cohen

The biggest problem in rock journalism is that often the writer's main motivation is to become friends with the band. They're not really journalists;…

— Chuck Klosterman

Journalism is the closest thing I have to a religion, because I believe deeply in the role and responsibility the journalists have to the…

— Bill Kovach

“There is no dispute between me and Richard Dawkins and there never has been, because he’s a journalist, and journalists are people that report…

— Edward O. Wilson

At times, some journalists see nothing in the people apart from an opportunity to make material gain. They see them as consumers to whom…

— Wadah Khanfar

The connections are very important with the fans, with the journalists, with the people. The Portuguese like to do this - it's a characteristic.

— Carlos Carvalhal

This isn't a dig on journalists, but people like to write about the 'death of blank.' The death of something.

— Sean Hayes

“Are you a journalist?” “I’m a doctor.” “Good. We need doctors, Wallahi .” Sadoon scowled. “Journalists only tell lies and smuggle carpets.”

— Leslie Cockburn

Compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedes and trade stocks, and less likely to…

— John Leo

Lawyers tend to be bright people. They tend to be-much more than many journalists I've encountered-sticklers for detail and accuracy, and they have a…

— Ann Coulter

Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“I’m a journalist, and journalists need news. Deprive them of it, and they go a bit barking. Deprive them of news long enough, and…

— Lionel Shriver