Dream Quote by Max Lerner

I'm not a politician; I'm a journalist.

— Maria Ressa

You can't be both a writer and a politician, at least not a good writer. A writer must always tell the truth as he…

— Gore Vidal

If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel.

— Mark Russell

What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something…

— Richard J. Daley

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

— John Gruber

I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.

— Norman Schwarzkopf

No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central…

— Roger Mudd

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

— Dave Barry

The politician is the creature of the public sentiment -- never goes ahead of it because he depends on it . . .

— Lucy Stone

A politician is not as narrow-minded as he forces himself to be.

— Will Rogers

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

Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the…

— Jesse Jackson