Graydon Carter

Every minute you invest in kids you get back four times over. ”

Those who remember New York in the 1970s, as I do, look back on a city that had hit a very rough patch - decaying, bankrupt, and crime-ridden. But fun. ”

You lose manufacturing jobs, you rarely ever get them back again. ”

Every man in the back of their minds would like to own a bar or a racehorse. ”

My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea: get on a big story with widespread public appeal, devote your best resources to it, say a quiet prayer, and swing for the fences. ”

The greatest thing that prepared me for editing 'Vanity Fair' was having four kids because you just learn to subjugate your ego with the greater interest in mind. ”

You have to give kids something to rebel against. You can't like their music - you have to call it noise. It's incumbent on a parent. ”

In America, the top 1 percent led the country into war and economic devastation, leaving the less fortunate to fight for one and pay for both. ”

Financial institutions like to call what they do trading. Let's be honest. It's not trading; it's betting. ”

The last thing businessmen want to do is sit in a room filled with other businessmen. A room full of money is a pretty boring sight - unless it's yours, of course. ”