Journalist Quotes

716 Journalist quotes by 527 unique authors

There is only one way of surviving all the early heartbreaks in this business. You must have a sense of humor. And I think it… — Al Pacino
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked… — Ian Mckellen
Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or… — Leo Rosten
Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally… — Janet Malcolm
As any journalist will tell you, there are few professional situations as vexing as when a friend becomes involved in a major story that you… — Graydon Carter
It is a depressing business talking to journalist. — Antony Gormley
I almost became a political journalist, having worked as a reporter at the time of Watergate. The proximity to those events motivated me, when I… — Michael Sandel
I trained as a journalist in America where paying sources is frowned upon. Now I work in the U.K. where there is a more flexible… — Heather Brooke
I never set out to be a journalist. I wanted to be a humanitarian doctor like Albert Schweitzer, working in Africa. — Janine di Giovanni
I had been a journalist in Europe and then went to divinity school in the early 1990s, and came out as somebody who had the… — Krista Tippett
In my very early days as a journalist, as a cub reporter on a local newspaper, I used to cover the district courthouse in Limerick… — Kevin Barry
I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa… — Laura Carmichael
Before journalism, I had worked doing medical aid work in conflict zones. Then, as a journalist, I had written about hospitals in war zones. — Sheri Fink
During my past career as a journalist, I relished writing obits and equally dreaded phoning relatives for the necessary facts. But to my surprise and… — Tom Rachman
The training of a journalist, of working with words for thousands of hours, is extraordinarily useful for a fiction writer. — Tom Rachman
I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of… — Michelle Gagnon
As a journalist, I cannot help imagining with excitement a new era with a face-off between Hedi Slimane at YSL and Raf Simons at Dior… — Suzy Menkes
My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do… — Lionel Barber
My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt. — Lionel Barber
The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my first novel and,… — Dinaw Mengestu
In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a serial kisser refuses… — Emraan Hashmi
When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to… — Shashi Tharoor
Having been a journalist for almost 20 years and then becoming a politician has definitely been an interesting and enriching experience for me. — Rajeev Shukla
I realise that, strutting around in power corridors for political coverage, a journalist becomes half a politician. — Rajeev Shukla
I very much dislike being interviewed by the kind of journalist who tries to dig into your private life. — Patrick O'Brian

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