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    Miscellanists are the most popular writers among every people;
    for it is they who form a communication between the learned and
    the unlearned, and, as it were, throw a bridge between those two
    great divisions of the public.

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The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with
care,
His mind at the bottom of business, read more

The editor sat in his sanctum, his countenance furrowed with
care,
His mind at the bottom of business, his feet at the top of a
chair,
His chair-arm an elbow supporting, his right hand upholding his
head,
His eyes on his dusty table, with different documents spread.

by Will Carleton Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Advertisements are of great use to the vulgar. First of all, as
they are instruments of ambition. A man read more

Advertisements are of great use to the vulgar. First of all, as
they are instruments of ambition. A man that is by no means big
enough for the Gazette, may easily creep into the advertisements;
by which means we often see an apothecary in the same paper of
news with a plenipotentiary, or a running footman with an
ambassador.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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A parliament speaking through reporters to Buncombe and the
Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools.

A parliament speaking through reporters to Buncombe and the
Twenty-seven millions, mostly fools.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.

Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.

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What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining.

What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining.

by Mike Ditka Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification.

Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification.

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Caused by a dearth of scandal should the vapors
Distress our fair ones--let them read the prayers.

Caused by a dearth of scandal should the vapors
Distress our fair ones--let them read the prayers.

by David Garrick Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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To serve thy generation, this thy fate:
"Written in water," swiftly fades thy name;
But he who read more

To serve thy generation, this thy fate:
"Written in water," swiftly fades thy name;
But he who loves his kind does, first and late,
A work too late for fame.

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You (reporters) should have printed what he meant, not what he said.

You (reporters) should have printed what he meant, not what he said.

by Earl Bush Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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