Top 52 Quotes & Sayings by Jill Abramson

I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas.

You can verify that in news meetings I sometimes say, 'This is skewed too far to the left,' or 'The mix of stories seems overweeningly appealing to a reader with a certain set of sensibilities, and it shouldn't.'

I have to pay attention to work on the weekends and always have my iPhone with me, but I don't mind.

I'm a huge dog nut - giant, giant.

Nobody wants a unitary voice of authority any more.

I've taught a college journalism course at two universities where my students taught me more than I did them about how political news is consumed.

As someone who has spent a lot of her career as an investigative reporter, I'll confess that a frustration of mine has always been that so much investigative journalism involves a dissection of events in the past.

I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.

Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves.

I don't pretend I know everything.

I don't keep up with Twitter all day long.

The idea that women journalists bring a different taste in stories or sensibility isn't true.

I think about the question of perspective in reporting all the time, and since I spent 20 years of my career in Washington as both a reporter and an editor I'm keenly aware that a newspaper should not be dominated by stories in which the only voices and perspective come from those in power.

I think as an investigative reporter I had tough standards, but I don't think of myself as a tough person.

I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did.

With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite.

There's a way to do networking that isn't overly brown-nosing.

The whole issue of how women's management styles are viewed is an incredibly interesting subject.

I have heard Obama officials say more than once, 'You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story.'

People often assume New York City is no place to keep a dog. This is certainly what my parents told me when I was growing up there. But I have found this not to be the case at all.

I am in awe of women who have full family lives and seem to work round the clock in the 24/7 news cycle.

I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, 'He kept the paper straight.' And I think about that a lot.

As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.

The Obama administration has had seven criminal leak investigations. That is more than twice the number of any previous administration in our history. It's on a scale never seen before.

You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're in faster than you can think of.

I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the disappointment of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of.

I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story.

The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.

My advice on getting a raise is what everybody's advice is: to become a confident negotiator; but that is so hard. My admiration for women who are good at that is unbridled. Women in general have a harder time talking about money with their bosses.

Although I believe the Web has greatly increased the distribution of quality news, I do worry about those who don't have Internet access.

I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasn't necessarily intending to read.

Budget cuts are a sad reality in most newsrooms, and I am concerned that they reduce the collective muscle of journalists who are doing the expensive, and often dangerous, work of on-the-ground reporting.

I've pretty much stopped using a laptop because I'm not line-editing a lot of things anymore.

Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working on my own enterprise stories, which were not as deadline sensitive.

I think the Huffington Post has been inventive and presents what it aggregates well.

The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

Print is still responsible for a significant portion of the revenues that, you know, pay for the work of the newsroom. But, you know, digital is very important. And part of the thrill of having this job now is I get to lead us through what is both a thrilling and very challenging transition from a print world to a digital world.

I admit that I am hopelessly hooked on the printed newspaper. I love turning the pages and the serendipity of stumbling across a piece of irresistible information or a photograph that I wasnt necessarily intending to read.

A general truth is to have a good sense of humor. Roll with the punches of life's ups and downs. Laughing at yourself always helps.

If The Times said it, it was the absolute truth.

Women are damn resilient.

When we first started, we would message all the time, ... He would log on, and mostly we would just message back and forth at the beginning of the relationship. Now, we use the computer, phones, letters, airlines - everything.

The idea that women journalists bring a different taste in stories or sensibility isnt true.

Over the years, I’ve worried that my directness could come off as brusque or my criticisms heard in an outsize way, especially by male colleagues. I sometimes wondered whether expressing even my mildest reservation reminded someone of a chastising mother or complaining wife.

The Obama administration has had seven criminal leak investigations. That is more than twice the number of any previous administration in our history. It's on a scale never seen before. This is the most secretive White House that, at least as a journalist, I have ever dealt with.

What's next for me? I don't know. So I'm in exactly the same boat as many of you.

I think our primary function is to create the strongest, deepest, most interesting news report there is in the world.And whether it's on the front page of the newspaper or leading the home page doesn't really matter. We reach a huge audience on the Web. And really, you know, the journalists, whether they are reporters or editors or Web producers or multimedia specialists, we're all creating, you know, the journalism that is the bedrock of our news report. And that's true for the newspaper, the Web, our apps, and you name it.

What I hold dear is well-known to all of my colleagues. And, really, The Times is the kind of place, the greatest journalism doesn't just pop forth from our heads. It's, you know, a group of people, and the great ideas bubble up from the reporters to their editors and get to us.

You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.

It's a little dangerous to be a badass.

We human beings are a lot more resilient than we often realize. Resilient and perseverant.