I don't do any research. It's all about gut. Editing - it's always about gut. Graydon Carter More Quotes by Graydon Carter More Quotes From Graydon Carter It could fairly be said that America, during the Bush years, has entered an Age of Denial - arguably the first stage of a nation's decline. Graydon Carter ageamericayears In this age of 24-7 headlines, the term 'newsweekly' seems almost quaint. Graydon Carter quaintheadlinesage History is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities. Graydon Carter talesepicopportunity As any editor will tell you, startling newsroom revelations are generally met with queries about where the information came from and how the reporter got it. Seriously startling revelations are followed by the vetting of libel lawyers. Graydon Carter lawyerinformationeditors Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Charlie Sheen no doubt look at Berlusconi and think, 'Role model!' Women, of course, know otherwise. They see him as an aging, pathetic buffoon. Graydon Carter menschoolthinking I think being Canadian helps you as a journalist in America, because you're sort of on the outside watching this big party going on, and you're sort of taking mental notes as it goes on. I think if you're in the party the whole time, you don't notice it as much. And I think Canadians are very good observers of American culture. Graydon Carter partyamericathinking You lose manufacturing jobs, you rarely ever get them back again. Graydon Carter manufacturingback-againjobs I don't think you can be a credible, modern candidate for president without making the environment a major part of your platform. Graydon Carter environmentpresidentthinking The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk. Graydon Carter milkactressesactors My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea: get on a big story with widespread public appeal, devote your best resources to it, say a quiet prayer, and swing for the fences. Graydon Carter swingsprayerideas Everything I love about America is fragile. Graydon Carter fragileamerica You know, I used to warm the thermometer on the light bulb... I was really good at being sick. I could forge my mother's signature on a sick note so well I was hardly ever at school. Graydon Carter lightmotherschool Those who remember New York in the 1970s, as I do, look back on a city that had hit a very rough patch - decaying, bankrupt, and crime-ridden. But fun. Graydon Carter citiesnew-yorkfun It's no surprise that the Bush administration's bullying swagger and blithe ignorance have caused much of the Muslim world to hold the U.S. in rock-bottom regard. Graydon Carter bullyingrocksignorance Conservatives define themselves more by their hatred of liberals than anything else, and, conversely, liberals by their distaste for conservatives. Graydon Carter distastehatred As a father of five, I sometimes feel I've spent a lifetime watching Disney musicals. Graydon Carter lifetimesometimesfather After the collapse of Wall Street in the 1920s, the culture stopped being all about money, and the country survived and ultimately flourished. Graydon Carter wallcountryculture Take a random selection of photographs of America in 2012 and 2002 and 1992 and, except for the skinny jeans and the porkpie hats, you'll be hard-pressed to tell the years in which the pictures were taken. Graydon Carter jeanstakenyears Life is all about seating and lighting. Graydon Carter lightinglife-is The fact is that movie stars are as insecure as the rest of us - if not more so. Many live in a luxurious bubble in which their best friends are their trainer, their hairdresser, their publicist, and their Kabbalah instructor. Graydon Carter kabbalahinsecurestars
