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“An obsessive attention to the news, I've realized, only serves to paint a picture of the world as a throbbing blob of dysfunction, most news falling somewhere on a scale from disappointing to calamitous.”

World Fall Attention News Paint Scales Obsessive Disappointing Dysfunction

Author:Josh Radnor

“The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science. Personal finance is about 80 percent behavior. It is only about 20 percent head knowledge.”

Behavior News Percent Finance Good News Rockets Personal Finance Rocket Science

Author:Dave Ramsey

“And for whatever reason I've loved the news since I can remember. I loved it when I was in elementary school.”

I Can Reason School Remember News Elementary School

Author:Dan Rather

“From the streets of Cairo and the Arab Spring, to Occupy Wall Street, from the busy political calendar to the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, social media was not only sharing the news but driving it.”

Political Social Streets Media Wall News Spring Busy Social Media Driving Japan Calendars Aftermath Tsunami Arab Spring Occupy Wall Street Cairo

Author:Dan Rather

“As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new.”

Want Kind Political News Access Campaigns Presidential Candidates Delusion Covering Coverage Nothing New Bargaining Presidential Campaign News Coverage

Author:Dan Rather

“There is no better news, than the fact that Jesus can actually turn a life upside down and save it.”

Facts Turns Jesus News Down And Upside Down

Author:Cliff Richard

“I had a great time on News Radio, I got to make tons of money in relative obscurity and learn a lot about the TV biz and work on my standup act constantly. It was a dream gig.”

Dream Tvs News Radio Relative Gigs Obscurity Great Times Had A Great Time

Author:Joe Rogan

“Nothing in fine print is ever good news.”

Literature Fine News Print Good News Fine Print

Author:Andy Rooney

“When was the last time you heard news accounts of a boatload of American refugees arrive on the shores of another country?”

Country Lasts Heard News Accounts Shore Last Time Refugee

Author:Marco Rubio

“The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.”

Ifs President Failing News Bad News Delivering

Author:Donald Rumsfeld

“The thing I really like about Twitter is the speed with which information reaches me. You find out things from Twitter long before they're on the news. That, I think, is valuable.”

Thinking Long Information News Valuable Speed

Author:Salman Rushdie

“The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of Americans who will elect Mitt Romney so we can repeal Obamacare.”

Government Care President Millions News Debate Health Care Controlled Romney Obamacare

Author:Paul Ryan

“I cannot afford to watch Fox News.”

Watches News Foxes Fox News

Author:Gil Scott-Heron

“Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money.”

Art America Subjects News

Author:Jerry Saltz

“Much good art got made while money ruled; I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good news is that, since almost no one will be selling art, artists - especially emerging ones - won't have to think about turning out a consistent style or creating a brand. They'll be able to experiment as much as they want.”

Thinking Want Art Made Able Artist Poverty Virtue Style Creating News Experiments Selling Brands Consistent Hardship Good News Emerging Good Art

Author:Jerry Saltz

“No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.”

World Philosophy Religion Religious Atheism Messages News Atheist Glad Agnostic Good News There Is No God Agnosticism Atheistic There Being No God Daily Atheist

Author:Annie Besant

“I have been brought up open-minded. If I didn't know any people from other countries, I'd think everyone was evil based on news stories. But I know a lot of people, and know that there is no such thing as stark good and evil. Isn't it possible there is the same amount of evil everywhere?”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Has Beens Country Stories Evil Amount News Good And Evil Other Countries Open Minded Starks News Stories

Author:Marjane Satrapi

“Men still control the news, both on and off camera.”

Men Stills Literature News Cameras And Off

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.”

Shows Literature Events News Entertainment Controlled

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.”

Ifs Waiting Minutes Events News Weather Texas

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.”

Has Beens Form Literature Television News Managers Substance Television News

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.”

Literature Television Balance News Gains Serving Delicate Public Good Television News

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.”

Focus News Anchors News Anchors

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.”

Firsts Shows Literature News Anchors

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.”

Ifs Matter Literature Successful Messages News Cycles Sending A Message News Reporting

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.”

Reason Left Directors News Tired Constant Musical Locals Chairs Local News

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.”

People Literature Fire News Died Hotel Good News Hospitality Exclusive Bad News Good News And Bad News

Author:Jessica Savitch

“The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.”

Literature Belief Grows Television News Wrinkles Television News

Book:Anchorwoman

Source: Anchorwoman

“The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.”

Ifs Want Government Views Week Wind Reader Paper Late News Holiday Weekend Saturday Papers Friday Bad News Best Times

Author:Bob Schieffer

“At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors. They all work for themselves. That's a formula for getting news.”

Persons House White Company News Independent Hills White House Formulas Capitol Contractor Capitol Hill

Author:Bob Schieffer

“We know that Google Earth and Google Maps have had a tremendous impact on Google traffic, users, brand, adoption, and advertisers. We also know Google News, for example, which we don't monetize, has had a tremendous impact on searches and on query quality. We know those people search more. Because we've measured it.”

People Knows Earth Quality Example News Impact Brands Maps Users Adoption Google Traffic Advertisers Queries Google Maps Google Earth

Author:Eric Schmidt

“With the recent news that the State of Florida has agreed to purchase 181,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land, we have an historic opportunity for our larger restoration efforts and for the people of Florida. This too will not come without difficult challenges, but it reminds us that anything is possible.”

People States Opportunity Difficult Challenges Effort Land News Sugar Florida Historic Restoration Anything Is Possible Acres Difficult Challenges

Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is.”

Reading Effects Listening Paper News Psychological Consumers Consumer Confidence

Author:Howard Schultz

“My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination.”

Reality Parent Equal News Cartoon Fascination

Author:Jello Biafra

“Africa the continent is not just what we see on the news. It's... not AIDS, and it's not just war and poverty. It's so much more. It's an abundant continent, and Botswana is an abundant place.”

War Poverty News Aids Continents Just War

Author:Jill Scott

“It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.”

World Happens Funny Media Amount Fit News Humorous Witty Newspapers Journalism Funny Inspirational Newspapers Journalism

Author:Jerry Seinfeld

“Here's the good news. If I realize that I'm insane, then I'm okay with it. I'm not dangerous insane.”

Ifs Realizing Dangerous News Okay Insane Good News

Author:Charlie Sheen

“The paramedic called the press and sold me like a loaf of bread. This was news, and he wanted to be the one to report it.”

Wanted News Presses Bread Reports Paramedics

Author:Charlie Sheen

“You'd think if anyone could charm America into caring about the evening news, it would be Katie Couric, the Tri Delt from Virginia who became America's sweetheart on the 'Today' show. But her ratings have been dismal - she comes in last place every week.”

Ifs Thinking Has Beens Shows Would Be Today Lasts America Week News Caring Evening Charm Virginia Rating Sweetheart Katie Last Place

Author:Rob Sheffield

“A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.”

News Entertainment

Author:Nate Silver

“More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.”

People Ifs Knows Reason Dark Emotion Information News Happenings Expectations Negative Bad News Negative Emotions

Author:Simon Sinek

“We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.”

Two Bigs Three Events News Newspapers Locals Flavor Local News

Author:Jane Smiley

“Most of my childhood revolved around wondering when we would be blown up by the Russians. I couldn't stand the news, I knew that if the missile were launched, mortality would arrive in half an hour, so I spent a lot of my childhood feeling that I was 30 minutes from being dead.”

Ifs Feelings Would Be Hours Half Wonder Childhood Minutes News Mortality Missiles

Author:Jane Smiley

“The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.”

Ifs Mean Ideas Difficult Sacrifice News Redemption Good News Difficult Times

Author:Patti Smith

“Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man.”

Men News Fellows Good News Fellow Man Positive Things

Author:Patti Smith

“Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.”

News Everyday Everyday Life

Author:Zadie Smith

“After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism.”

Important Government America Challenges Responsibility Roles Periods News Checks Nationalism Excess Outlets Nsa Journalistic Unpatriotic

Author:Edward Snowden

“If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.”

People Ifs Important Differences Media Source News Propaganda Manufacturing Media Propaganda

Author:Thomas Sowell

“Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this.”

Way Christian Literature Duty News

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“Nobody in college races home and says, 'I can't wait to see the news! I can't wait to see who CBS is going to hire!'”

I Can Home Waiting Race College News

Author:Lewis Black

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