There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. — Henry R. Luce Copy Share Image
Of necessity, we made the discovery that it is easier to turn poets into business journalists than to turn bookkeepers into writers. — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any viability of health and vigor, must be to a… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
To see life. To see the world. To watch the faces of the poor, and the gestures of the proud. To see strange things.… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
Journalism is the art of collecting varying kinds of information (commonly called news) which a few people possess and of transmitting it to a… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession. — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
It's easier to teach a poet how to read a balance sheet than it is to teach an accountant how to write. — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight. — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
I urge each of you to think seriously about the vision Dr. Daniel puts forth and think about what you can do to make… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
“ became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.” — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
I am all for titillating trivialities. I am all for the epic touch. I could almost say that everything in Time, should be either… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions. — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
Not much longer shall we have time for reading lessons of the past. An inexorable present calls us to the defense of a great… — Henry R. Luce Copy Share
