John Gunther Quotes

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.
John Gunther

Happiness, Breakfast, Depends

If a man's from Texas, he'll tell you. If he's not, why embarrass him by asking?
John Gunther

Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea.
John Gunther

Good, Country, Idea

What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.
John Gunther

Time, Him, Made

It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill.
John Gunther

While, Driving, Suddenly

One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green.
John Gunther

Golf, Green, Ball

The first essence of journalism is to know what you want to know, the second, is to find out who will tell you.
John Gunther

Find, Tell, Second

The last copy of the Chicago Daily News I picked up had three crime stories on its front page. But by comparison to the gaudy days, this is small-time stuff. Chicago is as full of crooks as a saw with teeth, but the era when they ruled the city is gone forever.
John Gunther

Daily, Last, Days

There are no generalizations in American politics that vested selfishness cannot cut through.
John Gunther

Politics, Through, Cannot

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: August 30, 1901

Died: May 29, 1970

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