--- title: "4 Kelefa Sanneh Quotes - Famous Journalist" description: "American journalist and music critic... | Kelefa T. Sanneh is an American journalist and music critic. From 2000 to 2008, he wrote for The New York Time..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-kelefa-sanneh-66167.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Kelefa Sanneh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-kelefa-sanneh-66167.jpg) # Kelefa Sanneh (1975) Journalist **4** quotes in **22** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Kelefa Sanneh is a journalist. ## Quick Facts About Kelefa Sanneh Born January 1, 1975 Profession Journalist ## About Kelefa Sanneh American journalist and music critic... \| Kelefa T. Sanneh is an American journalist and music critic. From 2000 to 2008, he wrote for The New York Times, covering the rock and roll, hip-hop, and pop music scenes. Since 2008 he has been a staff writer for The New Yorker. In 2021, Sanneh published Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in ## Quotes by Kelefa Sanneh > [One of my favorite things about my job is getting to hang around with people who really know what they're talking about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelefa-sanneh/one-of-my-favorite-things-about-my-job-is-getting-to-hang-around-with/) Kelefa Sanneh [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/kelefa-sanneh-66167_favorite-thing_one-of-my-favorite-things-about-my-job-i_561275.jpg) > [It's a mistake to expect the laws of the country to reflect the imperatives of the New Testament and the Sermon on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelefa-sanneh/it-s-a-mistake-to-expect-the-laws-of-the-country-to-reflect-the/) Kelefa Sanneh [Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/kelefa-sanneh-66167_church_it-s-a-mistake-to-expect-the-laws-of-the_1028361.jpg) > [It is difficult to predict the outcome of any Presidency, but with Donald Trump the worst-case scenarios seem particularly plausible, because he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelefa-sanneh/it-is-difficult-to-predict-the-outcome-of-any-presidency-but-with/) Kelefa Sanneh [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/kelefa-sanneh-66167_difficult_it-is-difficult-to-predict-the-outcome-o_2443785.jpg) > [I think it's important to remember how quickly sports popularity can change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelefa-sanneh/i-think-it-s-important-to-remember-how-quickly-sports-popularity-can/) Kelefa Sanneh [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/kelefa-sanneh-66167_important_i-think-it-s-important-to-remember-how-q_2833989.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelefa-sanneh/#itemlist", "name": "Kelefa Sanneh Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of my favorite things about my job is getting to hang around with people who really know what they're talking about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kelefa Sanneh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelefa-sanneh/one-of-my-favorite-things-about-my-job-is-getting-to-hang-around-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/kelefa-sanneh-66167_favorite-thing_one-of-my-favorite-things-about-my-job-i_561275.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/kelefa-sanneh-66167_favorite-thing_one-of-my-favorite-things-about-my-job-i_561275.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/kelefa-sanneh-66167_favorite-thing_one-of-my-favorite-things-about-my-job-i_561275.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of my favorite things about my job is getting to hang around with people who really know what they're…” — Kelefa Sanneh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's a mistake to expect the laws of the country to reflect the imperatives of the New Testament and the Sermon on the Mount. 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