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    Hear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots,
    Frae Maidenkirk to Johnie Groat's;-
    If there's a hole in a' your coats,
    I rede you tent it:
    A chield's amang you takin notes,
    And, faith, he'll prent it.

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I would . . . earnestly advise them for their good to order this
paper to be punctually served read more

I would . . . earnestly advise them for their good to order this
paper to be punctually served up, and to be looked upon as a part
of the tea equipage.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Great is journalism. Is not every able editor a ruler of the
world, being the persuader of it?

Great is journalism. Is not every able editor a ruler of the
world, being the persuader of it?

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Advertisements are of great use to the vulgar. First of all, as
they are instruments of ambition. A man read more

Advertisements are of great use to the vulgar. First of all, as
they are instruments of ambition. A man that is by no means big
enough for the Gazette, may easily creep into the advertisements;
by which means we often see an apothecary in the same paper of
news with a plenipotentiary, or a running footman with an
ambassador.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining.

What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining.

by Mike Ditka Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the
press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power read more

Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the
press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and
muzzled the politicians.

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We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how read more

We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.

by Dave Barry Found in: Journalism Quotes,
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Try to be conspicuously accurate in everything, pictures as well as text. Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it read more

Try to be conspicuously accurate in everything, pictures as well as text. Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting.

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Only a few industrious Scots perhaps, who indeed are dispersed
over the face of the whole earth. But as read more

Only a few industrious Scots perhaps, who indeed are dispersed
over the face of the whole earth. But as for them, there are no
greater friends to Englishmen and England, when they are out
on't, in the world, than they are. And for my own part, I would
a hundred thousand of them were there [Virginia] for we are all
one countrymen now, ye know, and we should find ten times more
comfort of them there than we do here.

by George Chapman Found in: Scotland Quotes,
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The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high-road
that leads him to England.

The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high-road
that leads him to England.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Scotland Quotes,
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