Quote by Mark Twain
In the real world, the right thing never happens in the right plac

In the real world, the right thing never happens in the right place and the right time. It is the job of journalists and historians to make it appear that it has. – Mark Twain

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Its no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. – Mark Twain

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I didnt attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. – Mark Twain

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The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you. – C.E.M. Joad

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The only reason this country is different from any place else is that once in a great while, this huge, snobbish, generally untalented news reporting business stops covering stories of interest only to itself and actually serves the public. – Jimmy Breslin

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The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. – David Brinkley

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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. – Anatole France

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