Being Quote by Mara Brock Akil

Very early in my career, I almost went to journalism school.

— Stephanie Ruhle

The original pilot script [ of "Mary and Jane"], we literally just wrote for fun. It was, let's just do this.

— Harry Elfont

I've been having a 20-plus year conversation with black women, starting with 'Girlfriends,' moving through 'The Game,' 'Being Mary Jane,' even 'Sparkle.'

— Mara Brock Akil

With 'Girlfriends,' even with 'The Game,' or even with 'Being Mary Jane,' I didn't get a chance to wrap up the story and, more…

— Mara Brock Akil

In 'Girlfriends,' I was exploring the idea of having it all. In 'Being Mary Jane,' I was exploring the idea that you have to…

— Mara Brock Akil

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all…

— Neal Ascherson

I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising.

— Michael Hastings

I guess I went into journalism to save the world. I always felt through writing that I wanted to rotate the world slightly.

— Carl Honore

I mean, I think everybody in the world, all the young people in the world, went to journalism school and wanted to investigate everything.…

— Katharine Graham

Look, I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising,

— Michael Hastings

We went from journalism, in newspapers that gets heavily edited, to blogs, where you can express your opinions, to tweeting, where you can say…

— Gary Bettman

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about -- police…

— Michael Connelly

I went into journalism for a reason. I try to be a thoughtful person. I try to see all sides. And I do think…

— Carole Radziwill

To change the media, you're gonna have to totally throw out every journalism school and get rid of everybody in every newsroom, and then…

— Rush Limbaugh

The journalism school helped me develop writing skills, and I had been enjoying cartooning from a very young age. My interest in puppetry, however,…

— William Jackson