Bad news Quote by Sue Grafton

“News that is sufficiently bad somehow carries its own guarantee of truth. Only good reports need confirmation.”

— Arthur C. Clarke

“The real trouble begins when confirmation bias distorts your active pursuit of facts.”

— David McRaney

“It's funny how people handle bad news in different ways, Some people have a visceral reaction, Some people go into denial and others ...…

— Scrubs J.D

“The best way to mess with the head of your reader is to strategize the delivery of bad news.”

— Benjamin Percy

“Once in a while a story is spectacular enough to break through and attract media attention, but the swell quickly subsides into the general…

— Ruth Ozeki

“I needed to remind myself that good news and bad news are often relative to your expectations, not anything absolute.”

— Will Schwalbe

“perhaps, having already reached conclusions in our own minds, we are loth to have them disturbed by facts.”

— W.E.B. Du Bois

“Bad news is still bad news - even if you're expecting it.”

— Lynn Plourde

“People LOVE giving bad news. They love it. This is because negative information GREATLY empowers the giver and makes them feel important.”

— Chris Hardwick

“With news and data that is tailored to our prejudices, we deprive ourselves of true information. We wind up wallowing in our own false…

— Charles Seife

“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.”

— Patti Callahan Henry

“If you do not read the newspaper, the lack of knowledge will show. If you do read it, misconception of reality will prevail.”

— Stephen Clayworth