“How about a positive LSD story? Wouldn't that be news-worthy, just the once? To base your decision on information rather than scare tactics and superstition and lies? I think it would be news-worthy.” ThinkingStoriesWould BeLyingDecisionInformationNewsWorthyScareSuperstitionsTacticsPsychedelicLsdScare Tactics Author:Bill Hicks
“I think the good news for me in life is that I really trust my instincts when I come to work. Maybe less in life and in love, but in work and in comedic beats, I feel pretty confident.” ThinkingFeelsLife IsNewsBeatsInstinctGood NewsComedic Author:Ari Graynor
“I think one of the things that I was struck by was that Joe has the financial wherewithal to go check into some expensive clinic, go into rehab and beat these addictions but he didn't. He sort of designed his own, you know, sort of rehabilitation at home. And anybody could do what he did. When he felt like having a cigarette after he ate, he would get up and walk. At cocktail hour when he used to have a drink and watch the news, he stopped watching the news. He couldn't. He couldn't watch the news and not have a drink and a cigarette. He would walk.” ThinkingKnowsHomeUsedFeltHoursWalksWatchesDrinkNewsBeatsAddictionFinancialChecksGet UpExpensiveCigaretteCocktailsRehabRehabilitationClinic Author:Joe Eszterhas
“I think that especially in the U.S. there's this kind of sensationalizing of news - and making it almost like CNN and stuff are entertainment networks.” ThinkingKindStuffNewsEntertainmentCnn Author:Andrew VanWyngarden
“I think things like YouTube and Twitter are really cool and really good in some ways, but the fact that the news is cutting to a YouTube clip on national TV, I think is really weird.” ThinkingWayFactsCuttingTvsLike YouNewsYoutubeReally CoolClipReally Weird Author:Andrew VanWyngarden
“It's always made me feel odd when I'd get a Dove Award for an instrumental album that has nothing to do with gospel. When I think of gospel music, I think of spreading the Good News with words. But maybe it's just because I was heralded once upon a time as one of theirs. The category of instrumental music seems sort of important to the big picture, but I felt a little embarrassed at the same time.” ThinkingFeelsLittlesMadeImportantBigsSeemsFeltNewsAlbumsOddAwardsCategoriesEmbarrassedGood NewsDoveOnce Upon A TimeBig PictureGospel MusicInstrumental Music Author:Phil Keaggy
“Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think they have been largely disillusioned by the manner in which the record companies have developed music.” ThinkingWellsHas BeensCompanyRecordsMajorsNewsPressesRadioLabelsCynicismGood NewsRecord CompaniesDisillusioned Author:Mick Hucknall
“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
“I was petrified because all my friends would be going to Washington, DC, to protest. I was sixteen, and I was like, "I don't think I'll be going with you guys," just because I was scared. Then you saw the news, and cops - not students in schools with guns - cops are killing sixteen year old protesters on the news. To me that was more horrifying, to have the authority figures actually killing people on the evening news, than to have another student firing a gun.” PeopleThinkingYearsWould BeSchoolGuySawsFiguresStudentsAuthorityNewsGunMy FriendsKillingScaredEveningProtestCopSixteenFiringWashington DcAuthority FiguresSixteen Year Olds Author:Gus Van Sant
“It was just such a complete shock to turn on the news one day and see someone that you know, someone you have passed in the halls of your high school. It got me thinking, 'Well, what are some novels that are about female sexual psychopaths? I really didn't have many references for that, and I felt like that was a void in transgressive literature that I wanted to fill.'” ThinkingKnowsWellsWantedSchoolTurnsLiteratureFeltNovelOne DayNewsHigh SchoolFemaleShockHallsVoidTurn-onPsychopath Author:Alissa Nutting
“To define is to limit, to set boundaries, to compare and to contrast, and for this reason, the universe, the all, seems to defy definition....Just as no one in his senses would look for the morning news in a dictionary, no one should use speaking and thinking to find out what cannot be spoken or thought.” ThinkingShouldLooksReasonUseSeemsUniverseMorningLimitsNewsDefinitionsSensesBoundariesCompareContrastDictionary Author:Alan Watts
“Here's some exciting news - according to The New York Post, both Al Gore and John Kerry are thinking of running for president in 2008. Gore and Kerry again! Political experts say it's too early to tell who would lose bigger!” ThinkingRunningPoliticalPresidentLosesNew YorkNewsBiggerExcitingPostsExpertsAlsGoreJohn Kerry Author:Jay Leno
“The media is in the business of finding exceptions to everyday life. Bad things are still the exception. That's good, because once bad things stop being news, we really are in trouble. If people forget that bad is the exception, they think they live in a horrible world. There is so much that works and is right and friendly and warm. But we take that for granted.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldStillsForgetTroubleMediaFindingsNewsEverydayWarmHorribleGrantedExceptionFriendlyBad ThingsEveryday Life Author:Tom Bodett
“When you think about Twitter, there are people all around the world reporting twenty-four seven, every second. They're reporting what they're seeing and what's happening around them. So there's a lot of potential for breaking news.” PeopleThinkingWorldFourSeeingNewsHappeningsTwentiesSevenAround The WorldEvery SecondBreaking News Author:Biz Stone
“Sometimes you'll read something and think, "What is going on here? There must be more to this." The constraints of the news format didn't allow for more detail, or the writer didn't see it or just wasn't interested.” ThinkingSometimesNewsDetailsConstraintsFormat Author:Joshuah Bearman
“I got a parking ticket one time in L.A. and I was furious about it. I was trying to prove a point to the guy who gave it to me and I put it in my mouth and chewed it up. And the guy just kept watching me, like, "Yeah?" He didn't think I was going to finish the job. So then I swallowed it. The good news is that paper is not a big deal if you eat it.You'd be full, but you could eat the phone book. So that was the weirdest thing: a parking ticket.” IfsThinkingTryingBookBigsJobsGuyDealsProvePaperNewsMouthsYeahPhonesOne TimeTicketsGood NewsBig DealFuriousParking Author:Rob Huebel
“I like working on the house, small carpentry stuff. I also like working on the van. That's about as quiet as my mind gets, I think. I always loved working on the How's Your News? TV show and at Camp Jabberwocky too.” ThinkingMindShowsHouseStuffTvsQuietNewsCampsTv ShowsVansCarpentry Author:Chad Urmston
“I would never want to discourage anyone from listening to the news, heaven forfend. But I thought, you know, when I'm recommending music to people I like to recommend stuff that I think they'll like.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantHeavenStuffListeningNewsDiscouraging Author:Stephen W. Thompson
“There's fantasies about what heaven is like and who Satan is and why you shouldn't masturbate or why you should vote Republican. It's funny because it's an election year and their news broadcasts are constantly talking about "Vote Republican". I think that they think they're being subtle about it, but that's definitely not the case. So I'm like, "What does this have anything to do with the nice advice you were giving about how to live your life, how to get along with your spouse etc?"” ThinkingGivingShouldYearsDoeHeavenTalkingCasesFantasyNiceAdviceRepublicanNewsVoteElectionSatanEtcSubtleLive Your LifeSpouseElection Years Author:Brad Warner
“If a news camera shows up, people will line up, they want to be seen. But at the same time they want both to be chosen and not singled out. I think that is an endless struggle within most.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantShowsLinesStruggleNewsCamerasEndlessChosen Author:Celeste Ng
“When I was in college, I remember thinking to myself, this internet thing is awesome because you can look up anything you want, you can read news, you can download music, you can watch movies, you can find information on Google, you can get reference material on Wikipedia, except the thing that is most important to humans, which is other people, was not there.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansLooksImportantRememberWatchesInformationCollegeMaterialsInternetNewsLook UpGoogleWikipediaDownloadsWatch Movie Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“When you're reading the news and sometimes you just think, "How bad can things get"?” ThinkingSometimesReadingNews Author:John Gallagher, Jr.
“I think there's an important difference between the newspaper and a magazine. I view the role of the magazine as providing the deeper reporting and the thoughtful analysis to help you make sense of why that news is important.” ThinkingImportantHelpingDifferencesViewsRolesNewsDeeperNewspapersMagazinesMake SenseAnalysisThoughtfulProviding Author:Chris Hughes
“I think people are attracted to The Huffington Post's blend of up-to-the-second news and thoughtful opinion, delivered with an attitude. Plus, I think they enjoy that we cover so many different things - from politics and entertainment to style and satire. There is always something interesting to read and think about - and even to laugh at.” PeopleThinkingDifferentEnjoyInterestingAttitudeOpinionLaughingStyleNewsEntertainmentPostsThoughtfulDifferent ThingsSatirePlusSomething Interesting Author:Arianna Huffington
“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
“The president [Barak Obama] had been asked some questions by George Stephanopoulos on a news show about whether it was a tax. And he had given an answer that you might read as him saying it wasn't a tax. I think what he said was, "It isn't a tax increase on all Americans."” ThinkingSaidShowsMightGivenPresidentAnswersTaxesNewsIncreaseTax IncreasesBarak Obama Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“I don't think that Donald Trump is a conservative. In fact, you go on Fox News, and half the people say he is and half say he isn't.” PeopleThinkingFactsHalfGoes OnTrumpNewsConservativeFoxesFox News Author:Erick Erickson
“For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of black people, people of color, you know, the bad news happens to be news. They used to have these little stupid colloquialisms that pop up like, "You know what? No news is bad news!" They trick the masses into thinking that any news is great for you. And I just think that's a piece of crap.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayLittlesLongHappensUsedBlackPiecesMediaStupidColorLike YouPeriodsNewsMassHip HopPopsRapTricksHipsHopsCoveredBlack PeopleCrapBad NewsLong Periods Of TimeRap Music Author:Chuck D
“The gospel is only good news if it gets there on time. I think if we don't deliver this message, it's negligence of the highest order. It would be like if you were walking down the street and a house was on fire and you heard screams coming from inside and you just kept walking. How irresponsible is that? At the very least, call 911 but better yet, you might run in and try to save the people.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingMightWould BeRunningOrderHouseFireHeardStreetsWalkingMessagesNewsHighestScreamGood NewsIrresponsibleNegligence Author:Greg Laurie
“The theory that gravitational attraction is inversely proportional to the square of the distance leads by remorseless logic to the conclusion that the path of a planet should be an ellipse .... It is this logical thinking that is the real meat of the physical sciences. The social scientist keeps the skin and throws away the meat.... His theorems no more follow from his postulates than the hunches of a horse player follow logically from the latest racing news. The result is guesswork clad in long flowing robes of gobbledygook.” ThinkingShouldLongRealScienceSocialResultsPathPlayerPlanetsTheoryNewsLogicSkinsScientistHorseDistanceAttractionConclusionMeatLogicalRacingSquaresRobesTheoremsLogical ThinkingHunchesPhysical ScienceRemorselessGuesswork Author:Anthony Standen
“Unsuccessful people think about what they don’t want most of the time. They talk about problems, listen to news & gossip, & spend their time blaming circumstances, situations & others. Successful people think about what they want & how they will get it. They are intensely focused on their goals & the information needed to help obtain them. Which person are YOU?” PeopleThinkingWantPersonsHelpingProblemGoalSituationSuccessfulInformationNeededCircumstancesNewsBlameFocusedGossipSuccessful PeopleUnsuccessful Author:Darren Hardy
“I'm very always saddened by the fact that people aren't buying newspapers. They may be reading the news online, but the depth, width, breadth of what we really need to understand in the world, to be informed and engaged, I think that's sometimes challenged.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsMaySometimesFactsReadingNewsDepthNewspapersEngagedBuyingOnlineBreadthSaddenedWidth Author:Kathy Eldon
“I think we're doing pretty well. It's clear the media, of course, always gives you the bad news.” ThinkingGivingWellsCoursesClearMediaNewsBad News Author:Freeman Dyson
“To parents who find a child's disclosure about sexual or gender identity challenging, I always urge what I'd call "moderated" honesty. If you can't say "I love you," then say something like, "I'm going to need some time to digest this news." Buy time this way. And then think.” IfsThinkingWayNeedsChildrenParentChallengesLove YouHonestyIdentityNewsGenderUrgesSay I Love YouDisclosureGender Identity Author:Steven Petrow
“Think of it as the military doing a spectacular hack as opposed to blowing things up. The internet allows ISIS to have a secure method of communication across the globe. It helps the group recruit and raise money. That's the bad news.” ThinkingHelpingGroupsMilitaryCommunicationInternetNewsRaisesMethodSecureGlobesSpectacularIsisBad NewsHacksRecruit Author:Dina Temple-Raston
“I think I have a pretty good take on popular culture that maybe makes up for the fact that I'm not a sound-bite politician for the nightly news.” ThinkingFactsCultureSoundPoliticianNewsBitesPopular CultureSound Bites Author:Barack Obama
“I think I'm able to reach a lot of folks, despite the fact that the conventional news media sometimes says, "You know, this speech is too long," or "It's too complicated," or "He needs to have better sound bites," or what have you.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsLongSometimesFactsAbleSoundMediaSpeechNewsFolksComplicatedDespiteBitesConventionalNews MediaSound Bites Author:Barack Obama
“With the rise of the reality show, everyone thinks they can be a celebrity, or that it would be a positive to be a celebrity, or that everyone who's in the news is a celebrity, and I think that there are a lot of people who don't choose to be on the front page, and yet they're still there.” PeopleThinkingStillsShowsRealityWould BeFrontsNewsPagesReality Shows Author:Brian McGinn
“I don't watch cable news at night. So I can honestly tell you that I am not in a funk, I am not depressed, I'm not suicidal, I'm not thinking it's over.” ThinkingI CanNightWatchesNewsHonestlySuicidalCablesFunkCable News Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The media does not do news. The media is the Democrat Party hacks assigned to journalism positions. Some hacks are consultants. Some are candidates. Some serve in elective office. Some are professors. Some are teaching assistants. Some run think tanks. Others are in the media.” ThinkingDoeRunningPartyTeachingMediaPositionOfficeNewsDemocratJournalismCandidatesProfessorsTanksAssistantsHacksConsultants Author:Rush Limbaugh
“For example, because I'm a lapsed geologist, I followed the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 in great detail, amassing a huge number of links to news articles, blog posts, scientific papers, web cams, video and photos. That archive came to the attention of Chatham House, and they then commissioned me to research the way in which the media responded to the ash cloud crisis. I think that's the only time that my degree and my career have fully intersected, and it really was a lovely moment!” ThinkingWayMomentsHouseNumbersAttentionCareersMediaExampleHugeDegreesPaperNewsResearchCrisisCloudsDetailsLovelyVideoPostsLinksArticlesAshesPapersOnly TimeBlogsVolcanoesArchivesEruptionGeologistHuge Numbers Author:Suw Charman-Anderson
“I have met with women who toward the end of their pregnancy get the worst news one could get, that their health is in jeopardy if they continue to carry to term or that something terrible has happened or just been discovered about the pregnancy. I do not think the United States government should be stepping in and making those most personal of decisions. So you can regulate if you are doing so with the life and the health of the mother taken into account.” IfsThinkingShouldEndsStatesGovernmentMotherTermDecisionUnitedUnited StatesTakenHappenedWorstTerribleMetsNewsAccountsPregnancyState GovernmentJeopardyUnited States Government Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially.” ThinkingBigsCompanyNewsDataGood NewsThink Big Author:Cathy O'Neil
“The issues for journalism and journalists, we see obvious places where presentation is very different in a digital space from traditional print. If you go to a New York Times homepage, you cannot get to a story about the Ukraine without a click-off on a banner ad or a slide show. They're not alone in that - you think you're clicking on a video about a news event and you have a 30-second ad that you have to watch before you can get to it.” IfsThinkingDifferentStoriesShowsSpaceWatchesIssuesEventsNew YorkNewsObviousVideoTraditionalJournalismJournalistDigitalPrintAdsNot AloneSlidesPresentationUkraineNew York TimesClicksBanner Author:Norman Pearlstine
“I really do think that our subconscious gets corrupted with fear, and fear is how news media - all media - makes us [watch] long enough to get to the Tide commercial. That's all it's about. Generating fear so that we can buy the proper laundry detergent.” ThinkingLongEnoughWatchesMediaNewsTidesSubconsciousLaundryNews MediaLaundry Detergent Author:Ann Patchett
“I don't think that Rush, Hannity, Drudge, Ann Coulter, Fox News, and AM Radio can create enough of a balance to undo the distorted media that we get from the Democrat Media Complex.” ThinkingEnoughMediaBalanceNewsDemocratComplexesRadioFoxesFox News Author:Andrew Breitbart
“You can't help some increase from this point. I don't want any viewer to go away think a magic wand exists in Congress. So they're going to see some more bad news. But if we do this, we're doing the right thing.” IfsThinkingWantHelpingMagicNewsIncreaseCongressRight ThingGoing AwayViewersDoing The Right ThingBad NewsWandsMagic Wands Author:Warren Buffett
“I think his [Donald's Trump] objection would be to biased and unfair, which is not the way he characterize "Fox News" to me, anyway. But we're all looking for objective coverage.” ThinkingWayWould BeTrumpNewsObjectivesUnfairFoxesCoverageObjectionsBiasedFox News Author:Kellyanne Conway
“There's a lot of definitions flying around of what we mean when we say fake news. And there's also a lot of pitfalls and I think some misguided recommendations that are out there about what Facebook and Twitter and the others should and shouldn't do. It's very difficult and I, you know, recommend sort of very thoughtful slow going for everyone.” ThinkingKnowsShouldMeanDifficultNewsDefinitionsFlyingFakeThoughtfulMisguidedRecommendationsPitfallsVery Thoughtful Author:Vivian Schiller
“I think it would be a mistake for social media companies to try to, on their own, determine or deign what is a fake news story and what isn't and shut it off, or what's a good news organization or a bad news organization. That's a very, very slippery slope.” ThinkingTryingStoriesWould BeSocialMistakeCompanyMediaNewsOrganizationDetermineSocial MediaFakeGood NewsBad NewsSlipperySlopesSlippery SlopeNews Stories Author:Vivian Schiller