--- title: "17 War Correspondent Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 17 War Correspondent quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best War Correspondent sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/david-douglas-duncan-25715_book_i-was-a-war-correspondent-in-korea-i-did_1714016.jpg" --- > [I was a war correspondent in Korea. I did a book on it: 'This is War.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas-duncan/i-was-a-war-correspondent-in-korea-i-did-a-book-on-it-this-is-war/) [David Douglas Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas-duncan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/david-douglas-duncan-25715_book_i-was-a-war-correspondent-in-korea-i-did_1714016.jpg) > [For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/for-a-war-correspondent-to-miss-an-invasion-is-like-refusing-a-date/) [Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/robert-capa-22626_invasion_for-a-war-correspondent-to-miss-an-invas_394701.jpg) > [As a war correspondent, you have to weigh the risk you run against the story you can get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/as-a-war-correspondent-you-have-to-weigh-the-risk-you-run-against-the/) [Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/asne-seierstad-16627_journalism_as-a-war-correspondent-you-have-to-weigh_1668755.png) > [Being a war correspondent, and having covered four wars, I know that wars very seldom solve things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asne-seierstad/being-a-war-correspondent-and-having-covered-four-wars-i-know-that/) [Asne Seierstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asne-seierstad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69c/asne-seierstad-16627_covered_being-a-war-correspondent-and-having-cov_2974519.png) > [The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/the-war-correspondent-has-his-stake-his-life-in-his-own-hands-and-he/) [Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/robert-capa-22626_hands_the-war-correspondent-has-his-stake-his_1526152.jpg) > ['Acting as if...' I decided, ridiculously in retrospect, that my experience covering women's volleyball for my college newspaper was sufficient for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-power/acting-as-if-i-decided-ridiculously-in-retrospect-that-my-experience/) [Samantha Power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-power/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/samantha-power-3969_acting_acting-as-if-i-decided-ridiculously-in-r_3203226.jpg) > [I had no desire to go to Iraq. I never wanted to go to Mosul. I'm not a war correspondent. No part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-dooley/i-had-no-desire-to-go-to-iraq-i-never-wanted-to-go-to-mosul-i-m-not-a/) [Stacey Dooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-dooley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/stacey-dooley-8757_adrenaline_i-had-no-desire-to-go-to-iraq-i-never-wa_511930.jpg) > [ My role \[as a war correspondent\] is to bring a voice to people who are voiceless \[and\] to shine a light in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janine-di-giovanni/my-role-as-a-war-correspondent-is-to-bring-a-voice-to-people-who-are/) [Janine di Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janine-di-giovanni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e86/janine-di-giovanni-11564_corners_my-role-as-a-war-correspondent-is-to-bri_3098356.png) > [It wasn't something I started off in my teens or early twenties thinking I want to be a war correspondent. I still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-farrell/it-wasn-t-something-i-started-off-in-my-teens-or-early-twenties/) [Stephen Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-farrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/910/stephen-farrell-66099_stills_it-wasn-t-something-i-started-off-in-my_1466839.jpg) > [I have to admit that the empty prestige and the stupid glory - yes, the horrible rush, the deadly sense of importance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hastings/i-have-to-admit-that-the-empty-prestige-and-the-stupid-glory-yes-the/) [Michael Hastings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hastings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69a/michael-hastings-6810_admit_i-have-to-admit-that-the-empty-prestige_687666.png) > [“To use the language of a war correspondent, which was, she knew, what Isabel Jacobs happened to be, she would have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-levy/to-use-the-language-of-a-war-correspondent-which-was-she-knew-what/) [Deborah Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-levy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37a/deborah-levy-20056_heart_to-use-the-language-of-a-war-corresponde_2945983.png) > [On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-shadid/on-the-flip-side-i-enjoy-covering-the-arab-world-i-ve-spent-my-entire/) [Anthony Shadid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-shadid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/anthony-shadid-28125_arab_on-the-flip-side-i-enjoy-covering-the-ar_314833.jpg) > [I don't like the definition 'war correspondent'. It is history, not journalism, that has condemned the Middle East to war. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fisk/i-don-t-like-the-definition-war-correspondent-it-is-history-not/) [Robert Fisk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fisk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/robert-fisk-7244_battle_i-don-t-like-the-definition-war-correspo_2835000.jpg) > [The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/the-great-thing-about-being-a-print-journalist-is-that-you-are/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/p-j-o-rourke-184_alive_the-great-thing-about-being-a-print-jour_111892.png) > [I was working in the same building as U.S. News & World Report, and I banged on the door and said, "I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-power/i-was-working-in-the-same-building-as-u-s-news-world-report-and-i/) [Samantha Power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-power/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/samantha-power-3969_building_i-was-working-in-the-same-building-as-u_2449673.jpg) > [I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and greater freedom than the soldier, but at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-capa/i-would-say-that-the-war-correspondent-gets-more-drinks-more-girls/) [Robert Capa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-capa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/robert-capa-22626_allowed_i-would-say-that-the-war-correspondent-g_579831.jpg) > [When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/when-you-re-a-war-correspondent-the-reader-is-for-you-because-the/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/p-j-o-rourke-184_because_when-you-re-a-war-correspondent-the-read_995144.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war-correspondent/#itemlist", "name": "War Correspondent Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a war correspondent in Korea. 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It is history, not journalism, that has condemned the Middle East to war. 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