--- title: "8 Newspaper People Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Newspaper People quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Newspaper People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/bob-the-drag-queen-5504_give_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallet_248559.jpg" --- > [When I was younger I used to make wallets and purses out of newspaper and I would give them out to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-the-drag-queen/when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallets-and-purses-out-of-newspaper/) [Bob the Drag Queen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-the-drag-queen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/bob-the-drag-queen-5504_give_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallet_248559.jpg) > [When I was an undergrad at Stanford, there was a girl named Jennie Kim who worked for the school newspaper. Sometimes people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-zhang/when-i-was-an-undergrad-at-stanford-there-was-a-girl-named-jennie-kim/) [Jenny Zhang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-zhang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/jenny-zhang-7725_girl_when-i-was-an-undergrad-at-stanford-ther_473278.jpg) > [Our great American writers were all newspaper people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gould/our-great-american-writers-were-all-newspaper-people/) [John Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gould/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/john-gould-40828_american_our-great-american-writers-were-all-news_1164929.jpg) > [Newspaper people have a habit of putting you in the front pages to sell their papers, and then after they've sold their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lennon/newspaper-people-have-a-habit-of-putting-you-in-the-front-pages-to/) [John Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/john-lennon-322_bigs_newspaper-people-have-a-habit-of-putting_1323596.jpg) > [... people in the newspaper industry saw the web as a newspaper. People in TV saw the web as TV, and people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ford/people-in-the-newspaper-industry-saw-the-web-as-a-newspaper-people-in/) [Paul Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/paul-ford-50002_absorbing_people-in-the-newspaper-industry-saw-the_1564280.jpg) > [Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/newspaper-people-once-celebrated-as-founts-of-ribald-humor-and/) [Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/russell-baker-2930_comedy_newspaper-people-once-celebrated-as-foun_1671530.png) > [“In dealing with newspaper people, whether they are white or black, there is no way of getting their sympathy and support like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/booker-t-washington/in-dealing-with-newspaper-people-whether-they-are-white-or-black/) [Booker T. Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/booker-t-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/booker-t-washington-2277_journalism_in-dealing-with-newspaper-people-whether_1723076.jpg) > [I was working at the 'New York Times,' ruing every second of my life, thinking how was I ever going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-wolf/i-was-working-at-the-new-york-times-ruing-every-second-of-my-life/) [Michael Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-wolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/michael-wolf-34114_always_i-was-working-at-the-new-york-times-ruin_1979335.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/newspaper-people/#itemlist", "name": "Newspaper People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was younger I used to make wallets and purses out of newspaper and I would give them out to people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bob the Drag Queen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-the-drag-queen/when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallets-and-purses-out-of-newspaper/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/bob-the-drag-queen-5504_give_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallet_248559.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/bob-the-drag-queen-5504_give_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallet_248559.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/bob-the-drag-queen-5504_give_when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-make-wallet_248559.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was younger I used to make wallets and purses out of newspaper and I would give them out to people.” — Bob the Drag Queen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was an undergrad at Stanford, there was a girl named Jennie Kim who worked for the school newspaper. 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