Dozen Quote by Jim Bishop

It is not astonishing that there are many journalists who have become human failures and worthless men. Rather, it is astonishing that, despite all…

— Max Weber

“All of the strife in this world is due to three people: a newscaster, a news seeker, and a news listener.”

— Ibn al-Qasim al-Hakim

A man is always a teller of tales, he lives surrounded by his stories and the stories of others, he sees everything that happens…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such…

— James Payn

The life of a journalist is poor, nasty, brutish, and short. So is his style

— Stella Gibbons

REPORTER, n. A writer who guesses his way to the truth and dispels it with a tempest of words.

— Ambrose Bierce

I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet…

— Joe Sacco

If a journalist shows a facility for praise he's liable to be offered a job in public relations or advertising and the next thing…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“The man who is known, and has the confidence of the public, can, if he does not allow himself to be fooled by his…

— Booker T. Washington

“Perhaps I can make you understand. Let’s start from the beginning. A man is hired to give advice to the readers of a newspaper.…

— Nathanael West

A man will be known by his books.

— William Martin

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. gloom is their game, the spectacle…

— Gay Talese