Any Quote by Jimmy Breslin

I always thought of myself as more of a columnist, but maybe a columnist who does reporting.

— John Gruber

A little irreverence is always important to being a columnist. I try to do that.

— Lewis Grizzard

As the saying goes: "If you're not part of the solution, you're a newspaper columnist."

— Dave Barry

It's kind of hard to spend long hours trying to help people and then find out that the favorite game of the columnist is…

— Bill Scott

I find having a column a very difficult form of journalism. I'm not a natural like Tom Friedman and Anna Quindlen.

— Maureen Dowd

A columnist is not a doctor, who diagnoses the disease and dispenses instant medicine. My job is to highlight problems, investigate issues, to provide…

— Sucheta Dalal

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…

— Allan Sloan

I'm a sports columnist who specializes in social commentary.

— Jason Whitlock

In the age of social media, everyone's a newspaper columnist, exaggerating what they think and feel.

— Charlie Brooker

I always got appreciation for the columns I wrote for newspapers.

— Divya Dutta

I don't do research for my novels. Obviously, in my other line of work as a reporter and a columnist, I've had the opportunity…

— Anna Quindlen

I don't watch the nightly newscasts on TV . . . nor do I watch the endless hours of people giving their opinion about…

— George W. Bush