--- title: "11 Press People Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Press People quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Press People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/andrew-zimmern-3635_hide_the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to_1526143.png" --- > [The people who are afraid of talking to press are people who have something to hide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-zimmern/the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to-press-are-people-who-have/) [Andrew Zimmern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-zimmern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/andrew-zimmern-3635_hide_the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to_1526143.png) > [I believe in a free and open press; people have to cover the presidency, respect the office and its current occupant. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellyanne-conway/i-believe-in-a-free-and-open-press-people-have-to-cover-the/) [Kellyanne Conway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellyanne-conway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/kellyanne-conway-1450_believe_i-believe-in-a-free-and-open-press-peopl_3119928.jpg) > [The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/the-thing-is-often-press-people-ask-questions-that-are-so-personal/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/maggie-smith-8377_ask-questions_the-thing-is-often-press-people-ask-ques_3144943.jpg) > [“If you press people to identify the motives behind their self-interest it usually boils down to four items: money, power, status, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-goldsmith/if-you-press-people-to-identify-the-motives-behind-their-self/) [Marshall Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/marshall-goldsmith-6918_identity_if-you-press-people-to-identify-the-moti_1282500.png) > [People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just funny and smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-simons/people-who-are-funny-and-smart-and-return-phone-calls-get-much-better/) [Howard Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-simons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/howard-simons-243009_people_people-who-are-funny-and-smart-and-retur_2064782.jpg) > [I think I was more or less, convinced of that by just the press, the US press. By people who were pressuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-boston/i-think-i-was-more-or-less-convinced-of-that-by-just-the-press-the-us/) [Ralph Boston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-boston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/ralph-boston-52262_anything_i-think-i-was-more-or-less-convinced-of_258864.png) > [I have yet to meet very many people in the press who are really, truly interested in writing a good story or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janeane-garofalo/i-have-yet-to-meet-very-many-people-in-the-press-who-are-really-truly/) [Janeane Garofalo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janeane-garofalo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/janeane-garofalo-1940_angle_i-have-yet-to-meet-very-many-people-in-t_2356066.jpg) > [Oh, I love to lie. That's one of my favorite things in the world, coming up to somebody, especially press people, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-cooper/oh-i-love-to-lie-that-s-one-of-my-favorite-things-in-the-world-coming/) [Alice Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/alice-cooper-2435_being-true_oh-i-love-to-lie-that-s-one-of-my-favori_379565.png) > [Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. They also made fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-buzzi/some-of-those-stinkin-press-people-just-had-to-make-fun-of-my/) [Ruth Buzzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-buzzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/ruth-buzzi-35790_choices_some-of-those-stinkin-press-people-just_2524890.jpg) > [We talk about a free press. These people hide, they make a lot of money off the media. They hide behind the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people-hide-they-make-a-lot-of-money/) [Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/robert-scheer-12420_behinds_we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people_581875.png) > [I know that some of the folks in the press are uptight about this \[moving the press corps out of the West…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reince-priebus/i-know-that-some-of-the-folks-in-the-press-are-uptight-about-this/) [Reince Priebus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reince-priebus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/reince-priebus-3623_conferences_i-know-that-some-of-the-folks-in-the-pre_23230.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/press-people/#itemlist", "name": "Press People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The people who are afraid of talking to press are people who have something to hide.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Zimmern" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-zimmern/the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to-press-are-people-who-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/andrew-zimmern-3635_hide_the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to_1526143.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/andrew-zimmern-3635_hide_the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to_1526143.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/andrew-zimmern-3635_hide_the-people-who-are-afraid-of-talking-to_1526143.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The people who are afraid of talking to press are people who have something to hide.” — Andrew Zimmern", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe in a free and open press; people have to cover the presidency, respect the office and its current occupant. 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They also made fun of other choices in my life that I was proud of then and still am now!!!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ruth Buzzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-buzzi/some-of-those-stinkin-press-people-just-had-to-make-fun-of-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/ruth-buzzi-35790_choices_some-of-those-stinkin-press-people-just_2524890.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/ruth-buzzi-35790_choices_some-of-those-stinkin-press-people-just_2524890.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/ruth-buzzi-35790_choices_some-of-those-stinkin-press-people-just_2524890.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. 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It's insulting to the readers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Scheer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people-hide-they-make-a-lot-of-money/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/robert-scheer-12420_behinds_we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people_581875.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/robert-scheer-12420_behinds_we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people_581875.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/robert-scheer-12420_behinds_we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people_581875.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We talk about a free press. These people hide, they make a lot of money off the media. 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