John Dickerson Quotes

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

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

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.

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

You speak to the press at the Tour every day, but most often in a negative sense. Ninety per cent of the questions you are asked in the post-race press conferences are challenging or provocative, so you have to justify yourself; you have to try to give the right answers about every topic across the board.

I'm not afraid of the media. I think I know how to handle them because I've been around them enough.

Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things.

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

People are terrified for their own reputations. They want the press on their side.

I'm envious of people that can handle the press. No matter what I say or how articulately I say it, it always comes back to the same issues. And it's getting kind of old.

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

The informed, unmanaged question. That's the most dangerous thing at a press conference anywhere.

I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission.

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.

Overall, I'm not upset at the press.

I'm totally not media shy and do interviews all the time and go to events and totally play along and actually enjoy talking to journalists most of the time.

In my first company, Seer Technologies, where I was chief technology officer, we shied away from the media. We watched every word and were guarded in front of journalists.

I really hate press.

Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.

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

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

In an ideal world, everybody would find it easy to talk to the press... but not everybody is so excited.

The whole idea of a spokesman is a joke and a fraud if you drop someone like a hot potato if there's controversy.

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