Allan Sloan

Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original…

— Allan Sloan

People are treating the Stewart case as seriously as Enron when it's really over trivia.

— Allan Sloan

If the government decides to put your life under a microscope, do you think it won't find something? I suspect there's not…

— Allan Sloan

It's easy to write a good column if you've got good information. It's hard if you have to depend on style alone.…

— Allan Sloan

Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.

— Allan Sloan

When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist…

— Allan Sloan

I've spent my career trying to help people without connections understand what's going on so that they have a chance of getting…

— Allan Sloan

Teamwork is better than isolation, especially for a columnist.

— Allan Sloan

The lesson that any thinking person draws from the Stewart saga is that when the government asks questions, run for your lawyer…

— Allan Sloan

I wanted to be a columnist so badly that I took a huge pay cut to leave Forbes, which wouldn't give me…

— Allan Sloan

I don't tolerate whining, I look at people & say 'you're a victim, it's not your fault' figure our how to survive!

— Allan Sloan

The column's worked out great for me. I've gotten a ton of ego satisfaction, had a lot of fun, won a batch…

— Allan Sloan

I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.

— Allan Sloan

Report, report, report. Dig, dig, dig. Think, think, think. Don't stop being a reporter because you've become a columnist.

— Allan Sloan