Cherchez la femme" is good advice for investigative reporters. "Follow the money" is even better advice.

Ben Bradlee
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  2. Never justify someones wrong action, without them apologizing first & admitting their wrongs. If you do. You are not making them better, but you are making them worse on the bad things they do. - Unknown

  3. If you have influence on other people. Dont be influenced by their hate, money, jealousy, anger and popularity . - Unknown

  4. I dont celebrate any friendship that was build on hate, because we share the common enemy. - Unknown

  5. Children are no longer being parented, but are raised. Thats why they don't have morals, ethics, humanity and manners, because their parents neglected them. We now live in a society that doesnt care about right or wrong. - Unknown

More Quotes By Ben Bradlee
  1. A moment from another world! Imagine a reporter dictating an exclusive story, a lead story, sourced from the President of the United States, from a telephone just off the White House dance floor to the strains of Lester Lanin's dance band.

  2. Cherchez la femme" is good advice for investigative reporters. "Follow the money" is even better advice.

  3. But journalists thrive on not knowing exactly what the future holds. That's part of the excitement. Something interesting, something important, will happen somewhere, as sure as God made sour apples, and a good aggressive newspaper will become part of that something.

  4. You never monkey with the truth.

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