The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any viability of health and vigor, must be to a significant degree an American century.

Of necessity, we made the discovery that it is easier to turn poets into business journalists than to turn bookkeepers into writers.

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.

To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.

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.

Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions.

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.