A Quote by Irving Kristol

Anyone who knows anything about journalism knows that reporters are rarely in a position to investigate anything. They lack the authority to subpoena witnesses, to cross-examine, to scrutinize official records. They are lucky to get their phone calls returned.

Irving Kristol

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Irving Kristol
American - Editor
January 22, 1920 - September 18, 2009

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Jason Wu

That for me is more important than anything when you're in the studio - to have somebody you can trust and who knows you, knows who you are and doesn't let you get away with anything.

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But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.

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