William Randolph Hearst

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

I have no enemies. I have friends who misunderstand me.

The public is even more fickle than a woman.

News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising.

A newspaper is a private enterprise and a law unto itself.

The government is not a thing but a body of men, and it is the duty of the patriot to choose the body of men who will serve the country best.

I would rather be a leader in a small town than a follower in a big city.

I have always taken the position that the newspapers are not to be run as charities, but as profitable enterprises.

It is the duty of a newspaper to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

The American people are not content with the present system of government.

The proper function of a newspaper is to print the news and raise hell.

A man's success is measured by the number of enemies he has.

The editor is the eye of the public.

I have always felt that the public was a great beast, and that it must be fed.

The newspapers are the only means by which the public can get at the truth.

If you want to be a success, be a success.

The American people are entitled to a change in government.

The people want to know what is going on, and it is the duty of the newspaper to tell them.

I have never been a believer in the theory that the public is always right.

The newspaper is the greatest engine of democracy.