5 Quotes & Sayings By Henry R Luce

Henry R. Luce, born in New York City in 1892, was one of the founders of Time magazine. His extreme determination to succeed was illustrated by the fact that the first edition of the magazine appeared on newsstands only one day after he sent his first letter accepting the job at $45 a week. Under his leadership, Time became the second largest magazine in the world Read more

Luce's inventive ideas made him an acclaimed figure across the nation. He was editor-in-chief of Life magazine for twenty years, modernizing its format into that of a weekly news magazine for millions of readers throughout America and all over the world. He died in 1967.

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A missionary deals with all the important people of the community, but he is never really one of them. Henry R. Luce
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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. Henry R. Luce
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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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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