“In my view, Jan Masaryk was thoroughly corrupt, who bumped himself off because he saw at last where his moral cowardice and ideological 'Playboyery' had led him. I vividly remember visiting him in Washington, fat, slightly tight, coming into the room looking like a broken-down butler with his master, the little Communist, Clementis, - and saying in a loud voice: 'Has anyone seen an Iron Curtain? I haven't.' Well, he has now.” WellsLittlesLastsRememberVoiceRoomsViewsMoralSawsHavensMastersBrokenLateNewsSuicideFatsLoudIronCommunistCowardiceCurtainsIdeologicalVisitingButlersBroken DownLoud VoicesIron Curtain Author:Malcolm Muggeridge
“Science is a good thing. News reporters are good things too. But it's never a good idea to put them in the same room.” IdeasScienceRoomsNewsGood ThingsGood IdeasReporters Author:Scott Adams
“Thanks to NBC News and thanks to the NBC primetime TV network, Donald Trump has been in living rooms for 11 years being who he is. The Donald Trump running for president is not an unknown quantity. The Donald Trump running for president is the Donald Trump everybody's gotten to know, and quite a lot of people watch those Donald Trump TV shows, The Apprentice and whatever else on there.” PeopleKnowsYearsHas BeensShowsRunningPresidentRoomsWatchesTvsTrumpNewsThanksQuantityTv ShowsLiving RoomApprenticeNbcNbc News Author:Rush Limbaugh
“God, George Bush makes me want to slash my wrists. He's so embarrassing I have to leave the room when he's on the news. What a monkey.” WantRoomsNewsMonkeysEmbarrassingWrists Author:Margot Kidder
“There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1) sex sells; 2) if it bleeds it leads.” IfsTwoCountrySexRoomsNewsSellsFamiliarSex Sells Author:Armstrong Williams
“Mr. Crossley suddenly wondered why he was why he was worrying about the note. It was only a joke, after all. He cleared his throat. Everyone looked up hopefully. 'Somebody,' said Mr. Crossley, 'seems to have sent me a Halloween message.' And he read out the note: 'SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH.' 6B thought this was splendid news. Hands shot up all over the room like a bed of beansprouts. 'It's me, Mr. Crossley!' 'Mr. Crossley, I'm the witch!' 'Can I be the witch, Mr. Crossley?' 'Me, Mr. Crossley, me, me, me!” SaidHandsSeemsRoomsClassWorryBedMessagesNewsJokesShotsNotesHopefullyWitchThroatHalloweenSplendid Author:Diana Wynne Jones
“I was blind and heart broken and didn't want to do anything and Gus burst into my room and shouted, "I have wonderful news!" And I was like, "I don't really want to hear wonderful news right now," and Gus said, "This is wonderful news you want to hear," and I asked him, "Fine, what is it?" and he said, "You are going to live a good and long life filled with great and terrible moments that you cannot even imagine yet!” WantLoveLifeHeartLongSaidMomentsRoomsImagineWonderfulBrokenFineTerribleRight NowNewsBlindFilledOptimisticLong LifeGus Author:John Green
“Oh God. Why, oh why, did I have to be the one to deliver this news? Why couldn’t I be locked away in my room or the library doing something enjoyable, like homework?” RoomsNewsLibraryLockedEnjoyableHomework Book:The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel Source: The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel
“If you ask any police officer what the worst part of the job is, they will always say breaking bad news to relatives, but this is not the truth. The worst part is staying in the room after you've broken the news, so that you're forced to be there when someone's life disintegrates around them. Some people say it doesn't bother them - such people are not to be trusted.” PeopleIfsJobsAsksRoomsWorstBrokenNewsPoliceBotherStayingOfficersTrustedBad NewsPolice Officer Book:Midnight Riot Source: Midnight Riot
“No one hid their interest when I walked into the room. I'm not sure if it was the news about Boo or my general appearance. At home, people would have asked. People would have been crawling all over me for information. At Wexford, they seemed to extract what they wanted to know by covert staring.” PeopleIfsKnowsHas BeensHomeWantedInterestRoomsInformationNewsAppearanceStaringNot SureCrawlingCovert Book:The Name of the Star Source: The Name of the Star
“Every time I criticize what I consider to be excesses or faults in the news business, I am accused of repression; and the leaders of the various media professional groups wave the First Amendment as they denounce me. That happens to be my amendment too. It guarantees my free speech as much as it does their freedom of the press.” FirstsDoeHappensRoomsViewsLibertyLeaderGroupsMediaSpeechNewsPressesFaultsWaveVariousGuaranteesCriticizeExcessAmendmentsFree SpeechAccusedFirst AmendmentRepressionDivergentFreedom Of The Press Author:Spiro T. Agnew