Helen Thomas Quotes

I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.

We don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.

I'm not tribal Labour. I'm a Liberal at heart. Different tradition, different language.

I am certainly a liberal.

In this day and age, much of journalism is about right or left, conservative or liberal, and 'The Observer' is just that: an observer. It is about truth.

I've always loved shows like '48 Hours' and 'Dateline,' and I've always been passionate about getting to the truth, and journalism.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.

I'm a liberal Democrat, and I state that proudly.

Don't hang out with the conservatives. They're boring. Hang out with the liberals. They're more interesting.

If you would look at my record, you would know that I’m a Roosevelt New Dealer. As a matter of fact, John F. Kennedy was a little too conservative to suit my taste.

Find out what happened and put it in the paper

My parents were admirers of President Roosevelt and the New Deal. Their parents and most of our relatives and neighbors were Republicans, so they were self-conscious in their liberalism and took it as emblematic of their ability to think for themselves.

My dad grew up in southern California and was a raging liberal.

I'm still hesitant to call myself a journalist. I see myself as a documentary maker who is trusted with hard-hitting current affairs issues.

One of the great things about journalism, at its best I mean, is its forensic, investigative truth seeking instincts.

I'm a reporter by nature, I want to know everything.

I am a liberal. I have always been a liberal.

I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report.

I think 'progressive' is different than 'liberal' - I know a lot of people use them interchangeably - but I think I'm far more progressive than I am liberal.

Liberalism isn't quite as liberal as it pretends to be. And it goes through my adventures with the FBI during the anti-war period and the civil rights period.

I would say that, unfortunately, the word liberal has been redefined over the last 30 years as if it is a bad thing. But liberalism is a great American philosophy. Being a liberal is one of the best things you can be. I don't think they get a fair shake at all in the conservative mainstream media. So maybe there's some intimidation there.

As a journalist, I've felt as if it's a privilege that people share their stories and want you to be the messenger.... Even in my current job, when I go abroad, I'm racing to get back to the president and the secretary to share what I've seen.

It's not just modern-day society that is liberal.

[C]ontemporary liberalism stands on a foundation of assumptions and ideas integral to the larger fascist movement.

I analyze people's ideology, and I know leftists and liberals like the back of my hand.