#porter

The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#only #other #people #politicians #reporters

As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#few #first #first thing #old #phone

There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent press staff, enough seats, sandwiches and briefings and the ability to understand deadlines. ↗

— Ronald Steel

#affected #all things #between #briefings #candidate

My Dad was my biggest supporter. He never put pressure on me. ↗

— Bobby Orr

#dad #me #never #pressure #put

The fact that a man is a newspaper reporter is evidence of some flaw of character. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#evidence #fact #flaw #man #newspaper

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter. I don't know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

#got #i #idea #know #remember

Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

#answer #asked #fireman #going #grow

Now that I look back on it, having retired from being a reporter, it was kind of romantic. It was a wonderful way to live one's life, just as I imagined it would be when I was 6 or 7. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

#being #having #i #imagined #just

When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the hat band. That was the way reporters were always portrayed in the movies. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

#band #borrow #boy #card #father

In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

#her #humored #i #in the beginning #me