Helen Thomas Quotes

Helen Thomas — American Journalist born on August 04, 1920, died on July 20, 2013

Helen Amelia Thomas was an American author and news service reporter, member of the White House press corps and opinion columnist. She worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager. She was a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House. She covered the administrations of eleven U.S. presidents—from the final years of the Eisenhower administration to the second year of the Obama administration... (wikipedia)

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

You don't spread democracy with a barrel of a gun.

I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants... The Washington press corps has the privilege of asking the president of the United States what he is doing and why.

Everyone with a cell phone thinks they're a photographer. Everyone with a laptop thinks they're a journalist. But they have no training, and they have no idea of what we keep to in terms of standards, as in what's far out and what's reality. And they have no dedication to truth.

I don't think there are any rude questions.

Helen Thomas Quotes

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