Quotes about Headlines

Headlines twice the size of the events. Votes: 6

The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. Votes: 4

Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not. Votes: 4

Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives. Votes: 4

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism. Votes: 4

I think the record speaks for itself. These are two individuals who have been for the war when the headlines were good and against it when their poll ratings were bad. Votes: 4

Only a fool permits the letter of the law to override the spirit in the heart. Do not let a piece of paper stand in the way of true love and headlines. Votes: 4

Headlines are so great in a sense that they can take a little bit from an article completely out of context and blow it into something it's not. Some people really only read headlines. Votes: 4

I think it's too easy often to find a villain out of the headlines and to then repeat that villainy again and again and again. You know, traditionally, America has always looked to scapegoat someone as the boogie man. Votes: 4

Headlines pass; breadlines continue. Votes: 3

Headlines don't sell papes. Newsies sell papes. Votes: 3

Red lights, green lights, stop and go jive. Headlines, deadlines, jamming your mind. Votes: 3

Headlines can be strengthend by the inclusion of emotional words like darling, love, fear, proud, friend and baby. Votes: 3

Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline. Votes: 2

When I gain a pound it's in the headlines. Votes: 2

I don't need headlines. For me, it's the truth that matters. Votes: 2

'Boldly going where hundreds have gone before' does not make headlines. Votes: 2

On the average, five times as many people read the headlines as read the body copy. Votes: 2

When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete information. Votes: 2

Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'? Votes: 2

While natural disasters capture headlines and national attention short-term, the work of recovery and rebuilding is long-term. Votes: 2

My God... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs? Votes: 2

While consumer social like Facebook and Twitter gets the headlines, perhaps the greatest untapped potential for social networking lies in business applications. Votes: 2

The headline is the 'ticket on the meat.' Use it to flag down readers who are prospects for the kind of product you are advertising. Votes: 2

Kennedy invited us into the White House-the first time in the history of the White House picketers had been invited inside. This made front page headlines. Votes: 2

It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean. Votes: 2

The gleam in their eyes telegraphs only too clearly that they are hoping for a headline, which of course means something disparaging, because nothing makes such good copy as a feud. Votes: 2

On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar. Votes: 2

God is unchanging in His love. He loves you. He has a plan for your life. Don't let the newspaper headlines frighten you. God is still sovereign; He's still on the throne. Votes: 2

A lot of the stories are internal. They leak it to me wanting to get attention, wanting to get that headline. More times than not, I will not give it to them. Votes: 2

There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song. Votes: 2

Whenever you analyse anyone who has had any success and they're in the headlines, you will find they are human and make mistakes. I'm certainly that and I've made a lot of mistakes. Votes: 2

I'm not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference. Votes: 2

People get up, they go to work, they have their lives, but you'll never see the headlines say, 'Six billion people got along rather well today.' You'll have the headline about the 30 people who shot each other. Votes: 2

I'm pretty quick to delete something off of my phone if it's become obsolete. And things like RSS readers have made life easier - all of the headlines are going to be related to a topic I'm interested in. Votes: 2

It's not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I'm always attracted to people who, if their lives were headlines in a newspaper, you might not be very sympathetic about them. Votes: 2

The newspaper headlines may shout about global warming, extinctions of living species, the devastation of rain forests, and other worldwide catastrophes, but Americans evince a striking complacency when it comes to their everyday environment and the growing calamity that it represents. Votes: 2

Chronic malnutrition, or the lack of proper nutrition over time directly contributes to three times as many child deaths as food scarcity. Yet surprisingly, you don't really hear about this hidden crisis through the morning news, Twitter or headlines of major newspapers. Votes: 2

I never take ideas from the headlines. I feel that if a story is good enough, a real story that is, then it's already been covered by the media, and if it's not good enough, why would I want to bother with it? Votes: 2

Now, if you are like me - if you are like practically anybody in America - then you probably hold some negative opinions about the French, based upon movies, rumors, recent headlines, unfortunate run-ins with Parisian waiters, or... you know... all that unpleasantness surrounding the Vichy regime. Votes: 2

Some writers like to boil down headlines of liberal newspapers into fiction, so they say there shouldn't be communal riots, everybody should love each other, there shouldn't be boundaries or fundamentalism. But I think literature is more than that; these are political views which most of us hold anyway. Votes: 2

The media thinks that only the cutting edge of science, the very latest controversies, are worth reporting on. How often do you see headlines like 'General Relativity still governing planetary orbits' or 'Phlogiston theory remains false'? By the time anything is solid science, it is no longer a breaking headline. Votes: 2

Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated the next day's headlines, are over. Now, a thousand bloggers decide for themselves what is interesting. If enough of them are tickled then, bingo, you're news. Votes: 2

Ironically, it is only when disaster strikes that the shuttle makes the headlines. Its routine flights attracted less media interest than unmanned probes to the planets or the images from the Hubble Telescope. The fate of Columbia (like that of Challenger in 1986) reminded us that space is still a hazardous environment. Votes: 2

Operating-room errors hold a special terror for patients, if only because they seem like the most avoidable kind of complications. The occasional horror stories of patients who have the wrong leg removed or the wrong knee replaced generate the most headlines, as do tales of patients whose identities are mixed up entirely. Votes: 2

In my first year, when I was driving in runs, winning games and making headlines, there was an old man who came to games at Seals Stadium, and one day he called me over, introduced himself and told me not to believe anything written about me or think too much of all the accolades. Votes: 2

My room is like an antique shop, full of junk, and weird stuff. There's a big sword in there. And a taxidermy bird, and a couple of birdcages. And a lot of newspaper cuttings. I used to have a weird thing about cutting out morbid headlines from newspapers, and collecting them. I was fascinated with drowning, which is kind of strange. Votes: 2

When I speak at my local church, which I try to do 35 to 40 times a year, I try in every lesson to take the Old Testament text or New Testament text and apply them to what is happening to me or how that applies to the audience that I'm teaching in a modern, fast-changing, technological world. I use headlines, interfaith and that sort of thing. Votes: 2

Follow the trend lines, not the headlines. Votes: 0

You couldnt make headlines with raised eyebrows Votes: 0

Whatever you do, think of next morning's headlines. Votes: 0

Some people make headlines while others make history. Votes: 0

Today's headlines and history's judgement are not the same. Votes: 0

History's long arc is different than the today's headlines. Votes: 0

Miracles happen in silence... lesser important things create world headlines. Votes: 0

Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans. Votes: 0

Boldly going where hundreds have gone before' does not make headlines. Votes: 0

I never write fewer than sixteen headlines for a single advertisement. Votes: 0

Whenever you're the leader in any industry, you get more headlines. Votes: 0

Let the other fellow get the headlines. I'll take the laws. Votes: 0

You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference. Votes: 0

You say something stupid and the next morning you're in the headlines. Votes: 0

I wanna be in the headlines, anything to be in the headlines. Votes: 0

In this age of 24-7 headlines, the term 'newsweekly' seems almost quaint. Votes: 0

Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of righteousness gets headlines. Votes: 0

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines. Votes: 0

It's old news, me and my accent, but it always seems to make headlines. Votes: 0

Readers travel so fast they don't stop to decipher the meaning of obscure headlines. Votes: 0

David Ogilvy made his copywriters come up 100 different headlines for every ad they wrote. Votes: 0

My interest generally is the hidden Americans; the ones who live far away from the headlines. Votes: 0

It's been years, decades, since a president has lost a major trade initiative. That would be bad headlines. Votes: 0

Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned. Votes: 0

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story. Votes: 0

The noiseless din that we have long known in dreams, booms at us in waking hours from newspaper headlines. Votes: 0

I think the worst mistake you can make in stocks is to buy or sell based on current headlines, Votes: 0

Never use tricky or irrelevant headlines… People read too fast to figure out what you are trying to say. Votes: 0

Can you imagine the headlines if I gave someone food poisoning? They'd hang me off Tower Bridge by my ballbag! Votes: 0

I do a lot of things behind the scenes. I do a lot of things that don't hit the headlines. Votes: 0

The headlines are never in the news! And so, what I am saying is the news is never on the headlines Votes: 0

The headlines are critically important. The majority of the public reads little else when deciding whether or not they are interested. Votes: 0

Newspapers are even worse for me than ice cream; headlines, and the big issues that generate the headlines, are pure fat. Votes: 0

Unsuccessful headlines were not written without a strong appeal, but it was the wrong appeal for that product and that audience. Votes: 0

Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines. Votes: 0

The success of an entire advertising campaign may stand or fall on what is said in the headlines of the individual advertisements. Votes: 0

The press came out with headlines. Trump throws baby out of arena. I don't throw babies out, believe me. I love babies. Votes: 0

I would say realistically, and I don't want any headlines, but I would say realistically that next year would be the last year. Votes: 0

Radio is better than writing because they can't lie. Cause sometimes writers be straight lying, bro, and these headlines be making me mad. Votes: 0

You should never form judgments from front page headlines. As with a contract, the fine print on the inside pages should be carefully studied. Votes: 0

Now I spend hours on headlines - days if necessary. And when I get a good headline, I know that my task is nearly finished. Votes: 0

To see the Persia of poets and painters, hiding in plain sight behind the much-maligned Iran of our newspaper headlines, would be my fondest wish. Votes: 0

Wouldn't it be better to have a watertight law designed to catch the guilty, rather than a press release law designed to catch the headlines? Votes: 0

What great comedians, great comic writers, great comic actors do is that they just read the headlines with the right eyebrow position and it's funny. Votes: 0

If I were to die of anything vaguely sex-related or had taken Viagra, you just know there'd be headlines of 'Russell How-hard' in the newspapers. Votes: 0

The internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this supposedly clinical space. Votes: 0

Chris Christie's rise in politics in New Jersey, in many ways, was built on his takedown of Charles Kushner. He got national headlines for that prosecution. Votes: 0

An overall trend of political moderation in Latin America makes for far less interesting headlines, but it also makes for far better lives for our people. Votes: 0

It was interesting looking back at the '80s and trying to find newspaper headlines from the time - the cliché of history repeating itself. Votes: 0

I resist the urge to pump my fist. I'm not sure why, but I feel like I've just won some sort of competition worthy of headlines. Votes: 0

I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines. Votes: 0

We do have freedom of speech, but if you say the wrong word, it looks like it makes headlines. So everybody has to be very careful. Votes: 0

The purpose of the headlines must be to convey a message to people who read headlines, then decide whether or not they will look at the copy. Votes: 0

We put up a kind of spiritual firewall and make a conscious effort to shut out the headlines, because our (Bible) discussions are meant to be timeless. Votes: 0

The [Donald's] Trump war on the press continues. Tonight, the national cost of a conservative media bubble, now featuring alien conspiracy theories. And about those Obamacare headlines. Votes: 0

For, after all, in science one achieves the greatest impact (and often the greatest headlines) not by going along with the herd, but by bucking against it. Votes: 0

The trouble with the artists this year is they are all obsessed with Twitter and headlines. It feels like they are all getting a bit above themselves. Votes: 0

The best headlines are those that appeal to the reader's self-interest, that is, headlines based on reader benefits. They offer readers something they want - and get from you. Votes: 0

When I started writing this blog more than years ago, it was in response to traditional media's habit of twisting interviews to fit the headlines they wanted to create. Votes: 0

Joe Biden is that special combination of someone who is very talented and influential, but when he starts speaking, there's inevitably going to be headlines written about something he said. Votes: 0

Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter. Votes: 0

What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines, and on its editorial page is terseness, humor, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy. Votes: 0

Even today you can look through almost any consumer or professional publication and find headlines that possess not a single one of the necessary qualities, such as self-interest, news, or curiosity. Votes: 0

Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. Sharp-edged humor relies on topical reference points. Votes: 0

When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines. Votes: 0

I've got it! I've got it! It'll make front-page headlines around the world. You can have me kidnapped, and then a couple of days before the fight I'll show up again Votes: 0

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines. Votes: 0

I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves. Votes: 0

Anytime you do a story that has an impact beyond that day's headlines and in what I regard as a very positive direction there has to be a certain amount of pride. Votes: 0

Today House Republicans are doing what they always do - using taxpayers' money to continue investigating claims that have already been debunked just to keep them in the headlines one more day. Votes: 0

They take the paper and they read the headlines. So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of bread-lines. And they philanthropically cure them all by getting up a costume charity ball. Votes: 0

New Rule: News organizations have to stop using the phrase: "We go beyond the headlines." That's your job, dummy. You don't see American Airlines saying, "We land our jets on the runway"! Votes: 0

A new life? There's not such thing. It was only in the magazine headlines that people got a new life. Stopped drinking or taking drugs, found a new love. But the same life. Votes: 0

If I want to make something known, I have to make a concerted effort to get the word out. Tiger Woods, on the other hand, only has to say something, and it's tomorrow's headlines. Votes: 0

Solyndra will be remembered in the history books as a sad hallmark of a newly installed administration that felt it was above the rules, lusting for positive headlines rather than focused on delivering results. Votes: 0

I'm fully aware that if I were to change professions tomorrow, become an astronaut and be the first man to land on Mars, the headlines in the newspapers would read: `Mr. Darcy Lands on Mars. Votes: 0

If I had the power to influence Indian journals, I would have the following headlines printed in bold letters on the first page: Milk for the infants , Food for the adults and Education for all Votes: 0