“Journalists say that when a dog bites a man, that is not news, but when a man bites a dog, that is news ... Thanks to the mathematics of combinatorics, we will never run out of news.” MenRunningDogNewsMathematicsThanksJournalistBitesDog Bite Book:How the Mind Works Source: How the Mind Works
“Today, any action anywhere on earth has an immediate repercussion on all five continents. News of a victory of the Eastern armies in Morocco or Shanghai travels instantly, thanks to modern means of communication, to all Eastern peoples and fills them with enthusiasm and faith. This phenomenon is, of course, unprecedented in the history of man.” MenMeanTodayActionEarthCoursesFiveModernCommunicationInternetVictoryNewsArmyEnthusiasmThanksPhenomenonContinentsFree SpeechEasternUnprecedentedRepercussionsMoroccoShanghaiMeans Of Communication Author:Nikos Kazantzakis
“The world is a better place because of Margot. Let us remember and give thanks for Margot, her brilliant mind, her loving heart, her beautiful voice, her activism, her writings, her news reporting, her other works, her magic, her bright spirit.” WorldGivingWritingMindHeartBeautifulRememberSpiritVoiceMagicNewsActivismBrilliantThanksBetter PlacePaganismBrilliant MindsBeautiful VoiceNews Reporting Author:Selena Fox
“I got some good news earlier today before the show. Thanks to Alex Rodriguez, I am no longer the most overpaid disappointment in New York City.” ShowsTodayCitiesNew YorkNewsDisappointmentThanksNew York CityGood NewsAlex Author:David Letterman
“The polls demonstrate that 50 percent of Americans who get their news from TV think Saddam Hussein was behind the Twin Towers attack. Man, have they got ways for getting half-truths out right away now, thanks to TV! I think TV is a calamity in a democracy.” ThinkingMenWayBehindsHalfDemocracyTvsNewsPercentThanksTwinsTowersSaddamHusseinPollsCalamityHalf TruthTwin Towers Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“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
“And by the way, a piece of news, Israel is the one country in which everyone is pro-American, opposition and coalition alike. And I represent the entire people of Israel who say, 'Thank you, America.'' And we're friends of America, and we're the only reliable allies of America in the Middle East.” PeopleWayCountryAmericaPiecesMiddleNewsIsraelEastThanksOppositionAlliesMiddle EastThank YouCoalitionsSaying Thank You Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to my learn-to-fly-calmly training - but like all former flying phobics, I retain a weird and feverish fascination with aviation news, especially bad news.” HabitApproachNewsTrainingFlyingThanksFormerBoredomAviationFascinationBad NewsPhobiaLearn To Fly Author:Susan Orlean