“I like the fact that it [social media] is unfiltered. In other words it's not Geraldo of Fox News or Geraldo of WABC Radio, it's Geraldo. And you know it's raw, unedited, what I'm thinking, what I'm feeling, or, you know, some mistakes I'm making in real time. And I see that as a way to go out kicking and screaming. People will be hearing from me 'til the bitter end now.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayRealEndsFactsFeelingsSocialMistakeMediaNewsRadioSocial MediaHearingBitterFoxesKickingFox News Author:Geraldo Rivera
“The man who accused Richard Simmons of slapping him in an airport has dropped the assault charge. Dropped it! Upon hearing the news, Simmons sadly responded, "You mean I'm not going to prison?"” MenMeanHe ManNewsPrisonHearingAssaultAccusedAirportsSlapping Author:Dennis Miller
“I have got this letter which actually goes out the day after I die. It has already been written. And it says that: "Yesterday I died". And then it says: "That's bad news for me, but it's not bad news for you, the shareholders of Berkshire". And then I go on and explain what is going to happen. I know that is one time when they will be really interested in hearing from me.” KnowsHappensDiesWrittenGoes OnNewsLettersDiedHearingYesterdayOne TimeBad NewsShareholders Author:Warren Buffett
“Liverpool's grand opera also gave us some light comedy - on hearing the news that the house of goalkeeper Pepe Reina was burgled, and his Porsche stolen, while he was heroically saving penalties at Anfield, fans took a typically witty line: police were said to be interviewing a man from the West London area, a certain Frank Lampard, whose whereabouts on Tuesday between 7.45pm and 10.15pm are unknown. Indeed.” MenSaidLightCertainHouseLinesComedyFansFootballNewsAreasPoliceWestWittyHearingLondonSavingSoccerAnalysisOperaFrankPenaltiesStolenLiverpoolTuesdayGoalkeepersPorscheWhereaboutsAnfield Author:Declan Lynch
“When something is dramatized it provokes a much more emotive response than just hearing a story on the news.” StoriesNewsResponseHearingProvoking Author:Joanne Froggatt
“The news media reported the $250 million as an unthinkably huge waste of money and proclaimed that something was wrong with NASA. The result was an investigation and a congressional hearing. Not to defend failure, but $250 million is not much more than the cost to produce Kevin Costner's film flop Waterworld.” FilmResultsMillionsMediaProduceHugeCostWasteNewsHearingExplorationInvestigationSpace ExplorationNasaKevinNews Media Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“There is no news value to the content of those [Newtown 911] tapes. The actual audio is of no news value at all, unless you want the thrill of hearing the sound of the actual individual gunshot that might have killed a 7 year-old.” WantYearsRealityMightValuesPoliticsIndividualSoundCommunityJusticeViolencePolicyNewsEthicsHuman RightsHearingTerrorismIdeologyTapeFree SpeechThrillCivilityAudioGunshots Author:Rachel Maddow
“Peter Forsberg's skills and determination made him one of the most powerful forwards in the NHL during the best years of his career. Hearing of his retirement is sad news but one day every athlete has to come to this decision. He should be very proud of all he accomplished throughout his career.” ShouldYearsMadeDecisionPowerfulCareersProudOne DaySkillsNewsDeterminationAthleteHearingAccomplishedMost PowerfulRetirementPeterNhlBest Year Author:Patrick Roy
“You say you're sick and tired of hearing about me? I've got news for you: I'M sick and tired of hearing about me.” HumorFunnyNewsSickTiredHearing Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“A poor old man held the winning ticket on a half million dollar lottery. Hearing the old man might be surprised at the shock, the local pastor was asked to break the news gradually. The pastor made a customary call, and while visiting casually asked the old man what he would do with a half million dollars if he had it. The old man replied, "why, I'd give half of it to you." Whereupon the pastor dropped dead.” IfsMenGivingMadeMightPastWinningPoorHalfBreakMillionsNewsDollarsHearingLocalsShockOld ManTicketsPastorMillion DollarsVisitingLottery Author:Art Linkletter
“I set a rule that people weren't allowed to send good news unless they sent around an equal amount of bad news. We had to get a balanced picture. In fact, I kind of favored just hearing about the accounts we were losing because ... bad news is generally more actionable than good news.” PeopleKindFactsAmountEqualNewsLosingAccountsHearingBalancedGood NewsBad News Author:Bill Gates
“I quit because I'm so tired of hearing bad news about cigarettes... Even if they discover good news, they don't publicize it - like the fact that smoking seriously reduces the risk of jogging.” IfsFactsRiskNewsTiredHearingQuittingSmokingCigaretteGood NewsBad NewsI QuitJogging Author:Arj Barker
“I started as a tap dancer in Durban, which is on the coast. That was an important part of growing up, turning on the radio in the morning and hearing Zulu singing or the news in Zulu.” ImportantMorningGrowing UpGrowingNewsSingingRadioHearingDancerCoastTap DancersDurban Author:Roselee Goldberg
“I think all the obituaries for newspapers we're hearing are premature. Many papers are belatedly but successfully adapting to the new news environment. I” ThinkingEnvironmentPaperNewsHearingNewspapersPapersPrematureAdaptingObituary Author:Arianna Huffington
“There was no news in the Dan Rather piece. They didn't say [to Bush]: "We found a piece of paper that was overlooked in the 300,000 pieces of paper that were covered in the Iran-Contra hearings, and we have a piece of news we'd like to ask you about." CBS decided to create a media event and cover it in its own fashion. This was unprecedented in American history. CBS cancelled two-thirds of the newscast... to get a guy and take him out.” TwoGuyAsksFoundPiecesMediaFashionEventsPaperNewsDecidedThirdsHearingIranCoveredAmerican HistoryUnprecedentedOverlookedIran Contra Author:Roger Ailes
“If fake news that's being released by some foreign government is almost identical to reports that are being issued through partisan news venues, then it's not surprising that that foreign propaganda will have a greater effect, because it doesn't seem that far-fetched compared to some of the other stuff that folks are hearing from domestic propagandists.” IfsSeemsGovernmentStuffGreaterEffectsNewsFolksHearingPropagandaFakeReportsSurprisingIdenticalPartisansVenuesPropagandist Author:Barack Obama
“There really is no foolproof or even optimal way of dealing with White House emissaries who tell whoppers on live television. On the one hand, there's value in hearing what our government has to say about its actions and vision for the future. On the other, news organizations are responsible for the factual hygiene of their product. In some cases, those two imperatives just aren't compatible.” WayTwoHandsGovernmentActionValuesHouseWhiteVisionCasesTelevisionProductsNewsOrganizationResponsibleHearingWhite HouseImperativesCompatibleFactualHygieneOptimalFoolproofLive Television Author:Erik Wemple
“Indeed, at hearing the news that 'the old god is dead', we philosophers and 'free spirits' feel illuminated by a new dawn; our heart overflows with gratitude, amazement, forebodings, expectation - finally the horizon seems clear again, even if not bright; finally our ships may set out again, set out to face any danger; every daring of the lover of knowledge is allowed again; the sea, our sea, lies open again; maybe there has never been such an 'open sea'.” IfsFeelsHeartMaySeemsFacesSpiritLyingClearSeaDangerLoversGratitudeNewsExpectationsPhilosopherHearingShipsDawnHorizonDaringFree SpiritAmazementOverflowForebodingGod Is Dead Book:Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs Source: Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
“A sea of red lights, and I slow down. My job now is to gather everyone together and tell them we have to let her go. I won't tell anyone over the phone, because I didn't like hearing the news from the doctor that way. I have maybe a week to handle the arrangements, as the doctor said, but the arrangements are overwhelming. How do I learn how to run a family? How do I say goodbye to someone I love so much that I've forgotten just how much I love her?” WaySaidLightRunningTogetherJobsWeekSeaNewsRedDoctorsForgottenPhonesHearingHandleGoodbyeOverwhelmingArrangementsSlow DownSaying GoodbyeRed LightsLet Her Go Author:Kaui Hart Hemmings