“Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.”
Charles Revson
“If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared not only to retract it, but also to deny under oath that I ever said it”
Tom Lehrer
“Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.”
Nellie Mcclung
“We had another paper that ran the whole thing almost (verbatim) ... and we finally got that paper to retract it. We've contacted this reporter and asked them to correct the mistake.”
Lara Azar
“I definitely think that if she had him on the table for 10 minutes, he'd retract all of his statements.”
Dave Roberts
“I believe she faced heavy pressure to retract her statement. I don't know why, but I figure that when you are in the hands of professionals, things like this can happen.”
Suthep Thaugsuban
“Had we not retracted the article, it was fair and balanced on both sides. We included comments from Sherman in bold type on the front page and are protected under the argument of neutral reporting, which has been recognized in many jurisdictions.”
Alan Neigher