Paul Fussell Quotes
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I guess I went into journalism to save the world. I always felt through writing that I wanted to rotate the world slightly.
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I read Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Reader's Digest... I read some responsible journalism, and from that, I form my own opinions. I also happen to be intelligent, and I question everything.
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The larger truth, the universal truth that you can give in a novel, is far greater than what you can give through journalism.
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Generally the aesthetics of broadcast journalism seem to me to be incredibly primitive.
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In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.
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I am not into publicity. I'm not good at it. I get anxiety about it.
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I have been an outsider in journalism and in the academy, because I never fully belonged to any of them.
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Cricket is just something that I am good at, just like various people are good at various things. What's lucky is that cricket gets enormous publicity.
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It's the nature of journalism to need to be close to your subjects. And either you're able to be tough on them, which a lot of us are, or you get in bed with them, and some people do.
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I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
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I think when money starts to corrupt journalism, it undermines the journalism, and it undermines the credibility of the product, and you end up not succeeding.
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Chicago, with its big newspapers and major broadcasting stations, couldn't have been a better city to start a journalism career.
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Sadly, journalism doesn't always state the obvious.
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It turned out I really didn't like journalism. I wanted to make up stories, not cover real events.
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The whole publicity machine is a very weird one. It's kind of a necessary part of what we do here, but this helps me keep grounded.
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I was obliged to stand there, holding the leash of this creature for their welcoming publicity shots, implying that this was some kind of image the decided to have of me.
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The truth is, "What is a journalist?" is one of those questions for which there is no proper answer. The prehistory of modern journalism shows it has been a ragged and confusing trade all the way through.
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Hard news really is hard. It sticks not in the craw but in the mind. It has an almost physical effect, causing fear, interest, laughter or shock.
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It is chiefly, I regret to say, through journalism that such people find expression. I regret it because there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
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It's a blessing to be paid to be in paradise. The Hawaiian people are so friendly.
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Derogatory against women - it seems that Trump is not too keen about having women around him, maybe except for his wife and daughter.
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There were a lot of times where there was a great deal of fodder recorded and played, because there was a market for it - just as there is today. And there were more bad bands than there were good bands - I think that should always be remembered.
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What someone doesn't want you to publish is journalism; all else is publicity.
