Journalism Quotes by Jake Tapper

You know what takes effort? Being kind, being patient, being respectful, telling someone how you feel politely instead of just avoiding them for six…

— Jake Tapper

My job, in general, is nonfiction, so writing fiction was liberating. If you can't find the answer to something, you just make it up!

— Jake Tapper

I listen to a lot of criticism. From the Left and the Right and from everywhere. I mean, everybody's a media critic. And sometimes…

— Jake Tapper

I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview.

— Jake Tapper

People mess up. They say things when their guard is down.

— Jake Tapper

Whenever journalism students ask me what they should be doing, I say that if you're on social media, you should be following a ton…

— Jake Tapper

My job is not to be liked. My job is to tell the truth.

— Jake Tapper

It took me years to realize I wanted to be in journalism.

— Jake Tapper

There are news sources that are just out-and-out lies coming from Europe, coming from other parts of the world.

— Jake Tapper

It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

— Jake Tapper

My job is to be skeptical: skeptical of people like Edward Snowden and skeptical of the U.S. government.

— Jake Tapper

I did freelance cartooning off and on from college graduation in 1991 through ABC News hiring me in 2003. I did a weekly comic…

— Jake Tapper

I definitely pack coffee if I'm going someplace where it might not be available. When I went to Afghanistan in 2011, I brought a…

— Jake Tapper

The estimated 11 or so million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. This is what Mr. [Donald ] Trump promised back in November.

— Jake Tapper

I think it's important to have as diverse of a feed as possible.

— Jake Tapper