Arthur Brisbane Quotes

United States, Author
December 12, 1864 – December, 25, 1936.

Arthur Brisbane was one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century as well as a real estate investor. He was also a speech writer, orator, and public relations professional who coached many famous businesspeople of his time in the field of public relations, particularly Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John D. Rockefeller.

Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone.

Arthur Brisbane
The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't come out and those outside don't want to get in.

Arthur Brisbane
- Fence
- Cemetery
- Come Out

If you don't hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing a second one.

Arthur Brisbane
- Writing
- Reader
- Hit
Writing good editorials is chiefly telling the people what they think, not what you think.

Arthur Brisbane
- People
- Think
- Telling
Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste and the idle, useless regretting.

Arthur Brisbane
- Time
- Regret
- Waste
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.

Arthur Brisbane
- Friend
- Matter
- Telling
Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words.

Arthur Brisbane
- Words
- Picture
- Worth
Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment.

Arthur Brisbane
- Time
- Success
- Moment

A newspaper is a mirror reflecting the public, a mirror more or less defective, but still a mirror.

Arthur Brisbane
- Mirror
- Public
- Newspaper
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.

Arthur Brisbane
- Yourself
- Keep
- Crowd