Of necessity, we made the discovery that it is easier to turn poets into business journalists than to turn bookkeepers into writers.

Quote by Henry R Luce

Topics: Writers Quotes

There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance...

There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a...

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a...

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a...

Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other person will in the end...

Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other person will in the end...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is...

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is...

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is...

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man...

Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man...

To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.

To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil,...

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil,...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

A man does a lot of praying in an enemy prison. Prayer, even more than...

A man does a lot of praying in an enemy prison. Prayer, even more than...

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in...

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in...

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as...

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the...

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the...

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

Don't overwrite description in a story - you haven't got time

Don't overwrite description in a story - you haven't got time