Andrea Elliot, metro reporter The New York Times

"...I always strive for something in between, and I think that gave me a combination of longing and detachment. Anyone who has straddled two cultures knows that feeling. You learn to be more of an observer than a participant. So, naturally, journalism appealed to me."

"The greatest thing about journalism is how it inserts us - often uncomfortably, sometimes unforgettably - into the world. We look, we listen and we share the story of life. The story is almost always larger than we are, but without us, who would tell it."

-Best Newspaper Writing edited by Amy Colón and Julie Moos

Tom Brokaw

"It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about. "

Peter Jennings

"As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits. "

Marie Colvin

"...I just wanted to see what was happening firsthand. That doesn't seem to be a very male or female notion, just a commitment to what all journalists should be doing -- trying to find out the truth for ourselves."

Dan Rather

"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth". "

Martha Gellhorn

"Limit yourself to what you see and hear. Do not suppress and do not invent."

Meg Griffin, Family Guy

"Lois: And you know what? I'm gonna take that chance my father never let me take when I was younger. I'm gonna become a model!
Peter: Hey, that's fantastic, Lois! And I'll pleasure myself to your photos.
Chris: Me too!
Meg: Me too!
Peter: Oh! Oh! God! Meg! That's sick! That's your mother!
Meg (shrugs): I'm just trying to fit in.
Peter: Get out! Get out of this house!
(Meg doesn't move. Peter punches wall.)
Peter: I SAID GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE NOW!
(Meg runs out and Peter closes the door.)
Peter: That's a good about your modeling, Lois. "