"We journalists are never so idiotic as when……" — Joe Klein
"We journalists are never so idiotic as when we analyze things that we shouldn't be analyzing."
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32 Quotes by Joe Klein
Joe Klein has 32 quotes on this site.
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Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy…
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Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.
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Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary…
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I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to…
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Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists…
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You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show.
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For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for…
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Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright…
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For those of us who consider ourselves political moderates, life is a dispiriting slog, a sorry mix of rectitude and…
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I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will…
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I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.
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Political courage requires clarity.
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