Columnists Quotes

49 quotes by 42 authors

When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going… — Franklin P. Adams
I am opposed to writing about the private lives of living authors and psychoanalyzing them while they are alive. Criticism is getting all mixed up… — Ernest Hemingway
Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Colin Campbell says that every member of the Georgia General Assembly with an IQ above 85 should be required to wear a… — Neal Boortz
But that's kind of an easy stance to be if you're a humor columnist, because you're tending to make fun of the government and the… — Dave Barry
My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally… — Amy Klobuchar
I know it's cheaper to fund an op-ed columnist than a team of reporters, but I think it confuses the mission of what these great… — Nate Silver
Celebrity is a national drama whose characters' parts and plots are written by the tabloids, gossip columnists, websites and interactive buttons. The famous don't actually… — A. A. Gill
Public life, politics and industry should all of them be within our sphere of influence.... If we are to infiltrate the professional and social activities… — John Rawlings Rees
When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick… — Allan Sloan
Teamwork is better than isolation, especially for a columnist. — Allan Sloan
A politician wouldn't dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist is allowed to call a politician — Max Lerner
Gossip columnists are diseases, like 'flu. Everyone is subject to them. — James Goldsmith
As a columnist, I realize that whatever amount of corruption I expose, half my readers will block it out, although they may get a frisson… — Margaret Carlson
It is the gossip columnist's business to write about what is none of his business. — Louis Kronenberger
I was the first home-grown sex symbol, rather like Britain`s naughty seaside postcards. When Marilyn Monroe`s first film was shown here [The Asphalt Jungle (1950)],… — Diana Dors
Report, report, report. Dig, dig, dig. Think, think, think. Don't stop being a reporter because you've become a columnist. — 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 and useful to… — Allan Sloan
In 1996, the late, great New York Times columnist William Safire published a column, 'Blizzard of lies,' in which he laid out a series of… — Marc Thiessen
I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and… — Anna Wintour
Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation. — Tavis Smiley

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