Avid Quote by Paula Broadwell

General David Petraeus was so successful at getting on covers of magazines, having journalists fall in love with him, that in fact he was…

— Michael Hastings

“Any writer or journalist who wants to retain his integrity finds himself thwarted by the general drift of society rather than by active persecution.…

— George Orwell

“There were some editorials about the sexism of this claim,4 but that wasn’t my reaction. My main thought was how ironic it was for…

— Megyn Kelly

The worst story I ever wrote was after the conviction of Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay. My co-author and I wrote a piece for…

— Bethany McLean

Holding this book in your hand, sinking back in your soft armchair, you will say to yourself: perhaps it will amuse me. And after…

— Honore de Balzac

“You'd think (losing his job and degree for having made false claims as a researcher) would be a lesson to him," said Miss Hillyard.…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

You can't tell the story of the thousands of people whose lives were destroyed by Bernie Madoff because there are thousands of stories. What…

— Barry Levinson

Let us have our heroes. Let us continue to believe that some have been truly great; that it lies within human ability to overcome…

— Lyndon Baines Johnson

I've got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists. Neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with…

— Stanley Kubrick

A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as quotes 'fiction from being to end'. I suffered trial…

— Anthony Holden

The reporter claimed he was going to write the article from my point of view. Instead, he made me sound like a little idiot.…

— Tia Carrere

I see myself as a journalist reporting neglected stories about our past and trying to bring rigor, reason and intuition to the quest.

— Graham Hancock