Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

Politics and ethics belong to different worlds. ”

The ethics of journalism are one thing. Another thing is the ethics of business. ”

The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed. ”

Wal-Mart is the biggest distributor of DVDs out there, but personally, I think their manufacturing policies have destroyed our economy, and they don't pay their employees enough. I have massive problems with them. ”

We lost our minds in the '80s and '90s; we really as a society just felt that everyone could only care about themselves. There was no responsibility to discuss what's going on in your town, your state, your nation. And it was a blast, it was really fun, but it doesn't work. ”

Writing novels is largely about endurance and patience. I take a lot of breaks, hit walls, and go do something else while I think things through. But I do it every day, and I try to treat it as a job, something that is not dictated by whimsy or muses. ”

My approach is to treat writing very much as a job. ”

The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music. ”

As a new Googler, Porat spent some time learning the words that describe the Googley people who work in those buildings. ”

Apple does a very good job of not letting its competitors know what it is working on, and Apple does a very good job of not confusing customers by causing them to anticipate what the next new thing is going to be and then causing those customers not to buy the products that are on the shelves now. ”