Quote by Ben Hecht
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Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock. – Ben Hecht

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In the court of the movie Owner, none criticized, none doubted. And none dared speak of art. In the Owners mind art was a synonym for bankruptcy. The movie Owners are the only troupe in the history of entertainment that has never been seduced by the adventure of the entertainment world. – Ben Hecht

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Hollywood
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Ben Hecht
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There is hardly one in three of us who live in the cities who is not sick with unused self. – Ben Hecht

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Cities
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Ben Hecht
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Im a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. – Ben Hecht

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Sports
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The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context. – Carl Bernstein

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Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil. – Jean de la Fontaine

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Journalism is literature in a hurry. – Matthew Arnold

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It was while making newspaper deliveries, trying to miss the bushes and hit the porch, that I first learned the importance of accuracy in journalism. – Charles Osgood

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