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“What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.”
John Gunther
“Lord Denethor is Boromir's father. To bring him news of his beloved son's death would be most unwise. And don't mention Frodo or the ring. And say nothing of Aragorn either. In fact, it's best if you don't speak at all, Peregrin Took.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
“For you are goddesses, inside on everything, know everything. But we mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.”
Homer
“Nothing in fine print is ever good news.”
Andy Rooney
“Experts say that Iraq may have nuclear weapons. That's bad news - they may have a nuclear bomb. Now the good news is that they have to drop it with a camel.”
David Letterman
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.”
Lord Northcliffe
“One of the weaknesses of our society is that history is still news to most people.”
Grant Fairley
“People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.”
A. J. Liebling
“First the doctor told me the good news: I was going to have a disease named after me.”
Steve Martin
“I have news for the forces of greed and the defenders of the status quo; your time has come and gone. It's time for change in America.”
Bill Clinton
