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Press Quotes

On the power, and the irritation, of the media.

These press quotes swing between grand claims about the media's role in shaping public life and a much simpler, blunt dislike of dealing with it at all. That tension pairs well with our Freedom collection.

A federal Voters' Bill of Rights could press the states to put non-partisan managers in charge of elections.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.

Quotes by A. J. Liebling

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.

Quotes by William Weld

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

Quotes by William Pitt

Been Quotes

Freedom of the press underpins free societies around the world.

Quotes by Will Hurd

I really hate press.

Quotes by Will Oldham

The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.

Quotes by Vladimir Lenin

I don't want to find myself designing for the press.

Quotes by Tom Ford

People, photographers, people in the press can sometimes be inappropriate.

Quotes by Tobey Maguire

Being Quotes

Populated by the usual detritus of rabble.ca contributors, Canadian Peace Alliance retreads and Press TV dingbats, the Syria Solidarity Movement is unambiguously and unashamedly pro-Assad.

Quotes by Terry Glavin

The clothes most worn by people are the clothes least commented on by the press.

Quotes by Suzy Menkes

In the press, it has been said that I ran a foreclosure machine.

Quotes by Steve Mnuchin

What the right-wing in the United States tries to do is undermine the press.

Quotes by Stephen Colbert

I've been quite protected from the whole 'Lost' phenomenon because I'm not one of the core cast. So I haven't had to do the press junkets that they have.

Quotes by Sonya Walger

Conference Quotes

Any restriction of press freedom is unacceptable.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

The press is supposed to watch the powerful. And not throw in with them.

Quotes by Roger Ailes

When the press falls in love, they fall in love hard.

Quotes by Roger Ailes

I was chased by the press and the doorbell used to keep ringing throughout the night.

Quotes by Roddy Llewellyn

Indeed, it was largely the clubbiness of the Washington village press corps that let Nixon get away with Watergate and still win his landslide in 1972.

Quotes by Rick Perlstein

Freedom Quotes

The press is the enemy.

Quotes by Richard M. Nixon

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this press quotes collection about?
It weighs the media's influence against personal frustration with it, from grand claims about shaping public opinion to a blunt dislike of dealing with it.
Why do people search for press quotes?
Writers and public figures often look for language describing the tension between media scrutiny and everyday exhaustion with constant coverage.
Do these quotes take one consistent view of media?
No, the tone ranges from describing the press as a vital collective organizer of opinion to a much simpler, personal expression of dislike.
Is boredom or fatigue part of this theme?
Yes, one references the relief some find in escaping the tedious, repetitive routine that working press coverage can involve.
What related pages pair with this one?
See our Freedom and Conference collections for more on public scrutiny.

For more on public life and scrutiny, see our Conference and Being pages alongside this one.