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> [Journalists should think of themselves as outside the Establishment, and owners can't be too worried about what they're told at their country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-murdoch/journalists-should-think-of-themselves-as-outside-the-establishment/)

[Rupert Murdoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-murdoch/)

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> [I've said what I'm prepared to say in my poems, and then journalists think that you're going to tell them a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-cope/i-ve-said-what-i-m-prepared-to-say-in-my-poems-and-then-journalists/)

[Wendy Cope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-cope/)

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> [The politicians think the journalists have power, the journalists think bankers have power, bankers think lawyers have power. The truth is, nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-stewart/the-politicians-think-the-journalists-have-power-the-journalists/)

[Rory Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-stewart/)

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> [I think that most people, and by people I mean journalists, think that I pre-conceive everything and that I spend my afternoons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-think-that-most-people-and-by-people-i-mean-journalists-think-that/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

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> [Everything is accessible to everyone all the time, and I think there are wondrous things to treasure with what the Internet has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-keller/everything-is-accessible-to-everyone-all-the-time-and-i-think-there/)

[Bill Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-keller/)

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> [The journalists think that they cannot say too much in favor of such "improvements" in husbandry; it is a safe theme, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/the-journalists-think-that-they-cannot-say-too-much-in-favor-of-such/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [I've played journalists before Elles, and I have good friends who are journalists. I think being an actor is not very far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juliette-binoche/i-ve-played-journalists-before-elles-and-i-have-good-friends-who-are/)

[Juliette Binoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juliette-binoche/)

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> [People say, 'Oh, you're doing the job of journalists.' I think it's very important to note that we can't do our job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-meyers/people-say-oh-you-re-doing-the-job-of-journalists-i-think-it-s-very/)

[Seth Meyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-meyers/)

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> [I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-haines/i-am-really-inspired-by-writers-and-weirdly-respect-music-journalists/)

[Emily Haines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-haines/)

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> [Journalists are among a select group, along with warriors and executioners who are authorized to do harm. As James Fallows says, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-houston/journalists-are-among-a-select-group-along-with-warriors-and/)

[Jean Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-houston/)

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> [“I made a point of answering the question I received with some frequency from journalists, Do you think books can change people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-krauss/i-made-a-point-of-answering-the-question-i-received-with-some/)

[Nicole Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-krauss/)

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                        "text": "I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians. I think it's a craft. I think it's been really neglected - sadly. I think about the days of the great legendary rock critics. Who's going to become that when magazines and newspapers don't pay anyone properly or don't seem to respect the history or research that is required?",
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