Chelsea Clinton Quotes

With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.

People ought to quit talking to the press.

People are more sophisticated in the way they go about dealing with the press.

I get along fine with the press.

If you aren't overly effusive or really nicey-nice with the press, you get a reputation for being outspoken or difficult.

I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil.

Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and had remarkable success.

Talking to the press is not always good.

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

I think for more than half of my career, I have refrained from talking to the media.

I engage with a lot of journalists, some of them have history and some of them don't, that's not my concern. My concern is to make sure I represent the views I want to represent on those shows.

I never talk to tabloids.

I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground.

I've been dealing with the press for 45 years. You need a very long spoon to sup with them. While you are always grateful, they are like badly trained dogs. They smile and wag and bite your arm off.

I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.

Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me.

My New Year's resolution is to make sure I genuflect appropriately before the Chicago media on everything I do.

If you open yourself up to a wade variety of press questions, the press sets the agenda, not you.

If the press doesn’t get the proper care and feeding, you don’t get the proper spin on your story.

In politics, you don’t have to love the press; you don’t even have to like the press, but you sure as hell have to feed the press.

There will be no more blabbing secrets to the media.

I only talk to the press if it's to my advantage.

Talking to the press, you say things a little differently.