"We journalists are never so idiotic as when we analyze things that we shouldn't be analyzing."

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Source : "'Primary Colors' Author Joe Klein Talks About Political Truth and Fiction". "Crossfire" with Mary Matalin, Bill Press, www.cnn.com. May 2, 2000.

Joe Klein

#Analyzing Quotes #Idiotic Quotes #Journalist Quotes

“The ABCs are attitude, behavior and communication skills.”
“As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed, it's fine with me and I hope it would be fine with you if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where al Qaeda is training, recruiting, equipping and motivating people every single day.”
“Loving discipline encourages a child to respect other people and live as a responsible, constructive citizen.”
“A plot begins when somebody has something to hide.”

Source : "'A Death In Summer' Starts With A Mysterious Suicide". Interview with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. July 2, 2011.
“They're intimidating the networks and levying these fines, so the networks are not sure of what they can or can't do.”

Source : "'Bedford' trimmed to skirt FCC". Associated Press, articles.latimes.com. March 25, 2006.
“If there were a generic one-word expression for 'one whose fear of the uncertainties of success moves him to surrender at the very moment of victory', it would be 'Republican'.”
“Technology is an incredible tool - it connects people to each other, creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans.”
“It is astonishing the lengths to which a person, or a people, will go in order to avoid a truthful mirror.”

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