 I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time. |
| Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight. |
| Time should make enemies and Life should make friends. |
| Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession. |
| I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world. |
| There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. |
| To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life. |
| Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions. |
