Business Quote by Elbert Hubbard

An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.

— Anonymous

“Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff…

— Brandon Collier

Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.

— Anonymous

The editor of a newspaper cannot be independent, but must work with one hand tied behind him by party and patrons, and be content…

— Mark Twain

A newspaper is an adviser who does not require to be sought, but who comes of his own accord, and talks to you briefly…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

In one sense, newspaper editor is an appropriate job for an out-of-work politician; politicians live the news cycle as intensely as editors.

— Michael Wolff

As difficult as it is for a writer to find a publisher-admittedly a daunting task-it is twice as difficult for a publisher to sort…

— Olivia Goldsmith

A newspaper, as I'm sure you know, is a collection of supposedly true stories written down by writers who either saw them happen or…

— Daniel Handler

A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born, grows up and dies of old…

— Jim Bishop

A writer is someone who has a one-man tent in the desert and occasionally he sees the footprint of an other writer - in…

— Alan Lightman

As editor-in-chief of the 'Guardian' and the 'Observer', my job is to ensure that our independent journalism continues to be enjoyed by as many…

— Katharine Viner

I believe an editor's job is to help a writer sound like himself or herself.

— Robert Christgau