For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news.
Newspaper Quotes
To what base uses we put this ineffable intellect! To reading all day murders and railroad accidents, to choosing patterns for waistcoats and scarfs.
Saying the Washington Post is just a newspaper is like saying Rasputin was just a country priest.
A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.
Frankly, despite my horror of the press, I’d love to rise from the grave every ten years or so and go buy a few newspapers.
Print: to see one’s name in print! – Some people commit a crime for no other reason.
From the American newspapers, you’d think America was populated by naked women and cinema stars.
I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what’s moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves. (Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003)
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.
Say anything you like about me, but spell my name right.
