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Henry R. Luce
American
Editor
About the author
I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.
Henry R. Luce,
American
Editor
#Heart
#World
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,
American
Editor
#Occupation
#Future
#Exercise
#Business
#Foresight
I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time.
Henry R. Luce,
American
Editor
#Want
#Time
#Tradition
#Posterity
#Journalism
Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions.
Henry R. Luce,
American
Editor
#Man
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,
American
Editor
#Men
#Balance
#Poetry
Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.
Henry R. Luce,
American
Editor
#Time
#Life
#Friends
#Enemies
To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.
Henry R. Luce,
American
Editor
#Now
#Life
#Mission
Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession.
Henry R. Luce,
American
Editor
#Publishing
#Business
#Profession
#Journalism