"The fault I find with most American newspapers is not the absence of dissent. it is the absence of news. With a dozen or so honorable exceptions, most American newspapers carry very little news. Their main concern is advertising."

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Source : I. F. Stone (2009). “The Best of I.F. Stone”, p.7, PublicAffairs

I. F. Stone

#News Quotes #Dozen Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Heat may be generated and destroyed by certain processes, and this shows that heat is not a substance.”
“If you haven't got an idea, start a story anyway. You can always throw it away, and maybe by the time you get to the fourth page you will have an idea, and you'll only have to throw away the first three pages.”
“Darkness, whether in mood or in night, is natural. So if we flow with the black bile of melancholia and endure the terrible darkness of depression, eventually we will break through into the light of joy. This is the Tao (the Way) of darkness or depression--this is the Mystery of its evolution.”
“Theres something about girls and unicorns thats deep and meaningful. Something about childhood.”
“What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.”
“If you don't generate tension in the film to begin with... you can't really make a purse out of a sow's ear, you know.”
“When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.”
“I thought that I was going to be like this earth mother. When people would complain about being pregnant, I was like, 'What are you talking about? It's incredible! Just enjoy it.'”

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