"I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism."

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Source : Jayson Blair (2004). “Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York Times”, New Millenium

Jayson Blair

#People Quotes #Brilliant Quotes #Journalism Quotes

“Old Year! upon the Stage of Time You stand to bow your last adieu; A moment, and the prompter's chime Will ring the curtain down on you.”
“I'm very close to my family. Not like these big stars - not mentioning any names - who lose the plot and don't know who they are.”
“Of course, it's always difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in relation to, e.g., the singularity project. Many scientists I know are dismissive of transhumanist claims, BUT the last 100 years has surely taught us never to underestimate the pace and scope of scientific progress. However, even if much of this turns out to be science-fiction, it also reveals a way of thinking about human life that I find deeply troubling.”

Source : "Towards hope". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. July 18, 2014.
“If I want to keep making films for a few more years, I probably should be willing to adapt. I've sort of evolved into the filmmaker that I am because of natural selection anyway.”
“The same one who mistreated you will end up needing you.... It is the circle of life.”
“I focused on the passing houses filled with couples whoâ€™d somehow survived this teenage craziness of â€˜he likes her but she likes him and he likes somebody else, you just canâ€™t win.â€™ How did they do it? How did they end up in their golden, warm and cozy living rooms with their 2.3 children and dogs and cats? Because getting from where I was to where they were seemed millions of light years away.”
“You might be far from Allah, but, He is close to you! Turn to Him and you will find Him.”
“After some time passed in studying - and even imitating - the works of others, I would recommend the student to endeavour to be original, and to remember that originality should not be undiscovered plagiarism.”

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