A journalist is stimulated by adeadline. He writes worse when he has time. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Are you a journalist?” “I’m a doctor.” “Good. We need doctors, Wallahi .” Sadoon scowled. “Journalists only tell lies and smuggle carpets.” — Leslie Cockburn Copy Share Image
The journalist confines himself to the clean, gentlemanly work of exposing the griefs and shames of others. — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
We've always been journalists - and have seen ourselves in that way. But we sort of recontextualized it through music. — Stephen Mallinder Copy Share Image
When you are a journalist in the music business, as I was, you end up dying or going to the gym -… — Tony Parsons Copy Share Image
“No one is too busy to pick up the phone, to make a one-minute phone call. No matter how busy they say… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
I'm a working journalist. I'm interested in all points of view, and I draw conclusions based on facts, not just on opinions. — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
In the real world, nothing happens at the right place at the right time. It is the job of journalists and historians… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
My whole model, from the beginning, was not to personally publish a single document. I provided these documents to journalists because I… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The rumors of Frank Sinatras violence and his ties to organized crime were such that journalists joked in print about me ending… — Kitty Kelley Copy Share Image
There was an austerely dignified award ceremony. By that I mean we had to buy our own drinks - in clear violation… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of great journalists out there. I don't find much fault in the journalist in general; I… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
When I first became a journalist, people said, 'Oh, that must be interesting.' They saw it as slightly glamorous, slightly edgy. They… — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
The left has written books and done little short vignette movies about assassinating George W. Bush. And once again, for all the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when you look at an adviser's failings or perceived failings, I think the tough question you have to ask as a… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
The weirdest time is when I'm having to explain myself all day to journalists, and then I don't perform, so there's no… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
We don't stand here alone, it's possible through the great organisations that support us. The disclosures that Edward Snowden revealed aren't only… — Laura Poitras Copy Share Image
Almost everything I've learned about journalism has been from other friends who are journalists, taking advantage of the money I hope they… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
I think that for the five-year-old watching MTV right now, Lady Gaga is going to be an iconic person. In 20 years,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing… — Jane Pauley Copy Share Image
It's funny how sometimes historians sneer at journalists, yet they depend on us in the future for the material that they mine.… — Lawrence Wright Copy Share Image
A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we… — Bill Kurtis Copy Share Image
Anyone who lives in Washington and has an official position viscerally understands the cost of a lack of privacy. Every dinner -… — Ezekiel Emanuel Copy Share Image
Here in the news media, our focus is on speed. When we get hold of some new and possibly inaccurate information, our… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. gloom is their game,… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
Whether I'll get the chance to write fiction, I don't know. I could do political conspiracy thrillers, couldn't I? With an investigative… — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
No-deal Brexit could be Boris Johnson's biggest deception yet - worse than the Boris bus or the lies that had him sacked… — Ed Davey Copy Share Image
Journalists dedicate their lives to covering war - they make many personal sacrifices, and it's not something that's gender-based. In a place… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
It's very important to get out, to do reporting. It's also really interesting. I come at it as a journalist, and I… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
I want my words to survive translation. I know when I write a book now I will have to go and spend… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one… — John Banville Copy Share Image
I fell in love with the idea of writing songs when I was a child. I thought I was going to be… — Leslie Bricusse Copy Share Image
I once saw a photograph of a large herd of wild elephants in Central Africa Seeing an airplane for the first time,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need… — Kenneth Tynan Copy Share Image
I think these questions about what will happen are questions for activists and about the agency of people in the course of… — Amira Hass Copy Share Image
Words are heavy in Turkey, and every writer, every poet and every journalist knows that, because of a word, because of a… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
I have long thought that his [Rupert Murdoch's] social philosophy was contained in his cartoon show, The Simpsons: all politicians and public… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
The military mind tends to be conservative, realistic and historical. The civilian mind tends to be liberal, idealistic and Utopian. Journalists, obviously,… — Mark Riebling Copy Share Image