I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.
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Of necessity, we made the discovery that it is easier to turn poets into business journalists than to turn bookkeepers into writers.Henry R. Luce
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
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
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
To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.
Henry R. Luce
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