press interaction Quotes

I'm sorry, I don't talk to the press. Even though I think you're cute.

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

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

Ninety-nine percent of the time, if you're straight with the press, they'll be straight with you.

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.

Never joke with the press. Irony does not translate into newsprint.

I'm serious when I'm talking to the press because I'm always on guard because I never know what you're going to ask and I never know how you're going to construe my answer, so I try to maintain a pretty even pace when I'm speaking with the media.

I don't know if Gary Johnson is out there doing a campaign, actually. I think he's talking to press a little bit, but I don't think they hold events.

There should be no doubt about my commitment to responding to questions from reporters in the same language that the question is asked.

Talking to the press is not always good.

Al McGuire talked to me I don't know how many times about dealing with the press: "You've got to be a con man." I tried that for a day or so, but it never really worked for me.

The UN was very media-shy, and its relationship with the press was very controlled; although periodically I spoke to the press, the rule was, only the secretary-general speaks to the press; only the secretary-general makes... So you would see many situations where under-secretaries-general would come in and speak. I opened that, and I encouraged all of them to speak in their areas, whether it was peacekeeping or humanitarian efforts.

People ought to quit talking to the press.

I truly have a love-hate thing with the press.

I do not speak frequently or otherwise to the press.

I talk to the press five days a week … The president—how often does he talk to the press? His press secretary talks to the press every day, okay. But I happen to think the public should demand he should. I think he should; I think that’s his job.

It is always a risk to speak to the press: they are likely to report what you say.

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

He really just wanted to go about his business. I would put Eddie Murray in the same category as Andre Dawson. He would like to kid around with the press and (be surly), but he was a total professional. I see why he is a Hall of Famer. I am just glad I had the pleasure of playing for Eddie (Murray) for one year.

I'm not somebody who runs from the press. I'm not coy. I appreciate the press I've had over the years.

Since his arrival, the new secretary of state has not held a single press conference. On his first big trip to Europe last month for the G20 summit, Rex Tillerson said less than 50 words in total in response to press questions.

Every single person who enters Trump Tower, you get to see them go up, go down, they talk to the press.

I want to have a great open relationship with our press.

I get along fine with the press.

The Internet feeds off the main press, and the main press feeds off the Internet. They're working in tandem.