All Henry R. Luce Quotes
Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession.
Henry R. Luce
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Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions.
Henry R. Luce
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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.
Henry R. Luce
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I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.
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Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.
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Business
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To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.
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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.
Henry R. Luce
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