If a story isn’t controversial, it’s not worth telling.

A reputation can take years to build, but seconds to destroy.

In the world of gossip, no one is ever truly innocent.

In journalism, every day is an opportunity for discovery.

Every headline is a mini-mystery.

Every story has two sides, but sometimes one side is more interesting.

Information is power, but it’s only valuable if you know how to use it.

The louder the headlines, the more you have to question what’s behind them.

When in doubt, follow the money.

You know you’re in trouble when the facts are against you.

Publicity can be more valuable than gold.

Journalists should be like detectives, seeking the truth no matter the cost.

Never underestimate the power of a juicy story.

Those who create the news are often the ones most afraid of it.

The truth is always stranger than fiction.

The truth never gets in the way of a good story.

The key to success in the media world is always being one step ahead.

If you can’t handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

A reporter’s best friend is their intuition.

Journalism is the art of making something ordinary appear important.

It takes a good journalist to ask the right questions.

A columnist is someone who expresses opinions with authority, whether they’re right or wrong.

A rumor can spread faster than truth because it carries no responsibility.

The press is the most important institution in any democracy.

A reporter’s job is to find out things and tell them, no matter who it hurts.

To be successful in gossip, you need more than good sources—you need an audience.

Good news is hardly ever as interesting as bad news.

They say there’s nothing new under the sun, but there’s always a way to present it.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

A column that is not timely is not a column.

Once a rumor starts, it takes on a life of its own.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The world is like a house, and you can’t fix it if you don’t know the leaks.

Losing makes me itch. I used to be a mean loser, but now I win like a gentleman.

In a sense, gossip is the glue of civilization.

Those who know everything about everyone usually know the least about themselves.

TThe Chicago mobs… They practiced their own perverted form of “survival of the fittest.” Where the strong clawed their way to the top of a criminal empire. And the weak died in a hail of machine gun bullets.

Happiness is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Four more years of George W. Bush will be awful; eight more years of Hillary Clinton would have been worse.

Everything in the world is sold by gossip and rumor.

Here lies Walter Winchell in the dirt he loved so well.

We ignore the things that are wrong with us in order to make ourselves feel better.

Hell hath no fury like a woman cheated out of a million dollars.

Don’t be too quick to condemn someone that may not have the same gift as yours.

The most important thing is to be able to convey an idea.

He (Alexander Woollcott) always praises the first production of each season, being reluctant to stone the first cast.

A certain columnist has been banned from all Shubert openings. Now he can wait three days and go to their closings.

To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent.

You’ll never get a second chance to make a first impression.

The news is like a broken bottle. It’s only a question of how the pieces fit.

The way to become famous fast is to throw a brick at someone who is famous.

It’s a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do.

Success is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration, and one hundred percent attention from the press.

It’s true that laughter really is cheap medicine. It’s a prescription anyone can afford, and it works like a charm.

I can’t help it. I have a passion for putting things together.

We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.

Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let’s go to press.

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother – and the public.

If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.

America – love it or leave it.

Today’s gossip is tomorrow’s headline.

Nothing recedes like success.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

I am only interested in what’s going to happen next.

Money sometimes makes fools of important persons, but it may also make important persons of fools.

She’s been on more laps than a napkin.

Fame is just a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures, and that is character.

Broadway is a main artery of New York life – the hardened artery.

A newspaper is a mirror of its time, and the times are mad.

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.

Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.

A good journalist is a good human being.

The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find one’s passion and put everything into it.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.