#libel

It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests. ↗

— Rupert Murdoch

#business #fact #got #haven #i

The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to win a libel suit. ↗

— Rand Paul

#anything #country #easier #england #impossible

I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action, because they can't afford to take legal action against them. ↗

— Elton John

#action #afford #against #because #cases

If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel. ↗

— Mark Russell

#grounds #libel #opponent #politician #you

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#baffled #democracy #democratic #democratic society #deny

Enter RUMOUR, painted full of tongues." [Stage direction, Henry IV, Part 2, Induction] ↗

— William Shakespeare

#gossip #libel #public-opinion #reputation #rumor

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them. ↗

— Criss Jami

#deceived #envy #false #falsehood #fool

Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand. ↗

— Ilka Chase

#devoted #family #fellows #fine #hand

It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these unfortunate coincidences than that he should adopt the melancholy device of using blanks or asterisks. ↗

— James Payn

#actions #adopt #asterisks #better #blanks

How is it that some celebrities, whom the average person would believe to have all the popularity a human being could want, still admit to feeling lonely? It is quite naive to assume that popularity is the remedy for loneliness. Loneliness does not necessarily equal physical solitude, it is the inability to be oneself and rightfully represented as oneself. ↗

— Criss Jami

#being-yourself #celebrities #emotional #facade #fame