Tom Mboya quotes

Tom Mboya quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I have news for you, there is no Superman (itâ€™s up to us.)”
-- Tom Mboya

#News Quotes
“We will never, never sell our freedom for capital or technical aid. We stand for freedom at any cost.”
-- Tom Mboya

#Cost Quotes #Aids Quotes

“I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.”
“She's a person; the doctor pronounces her dead, not the news.”
“The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying '24-hour news' almost has satire laced in it.”
“It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.”
“The whole world is tense. Everybody gets the international news. Theres been no American comedy at all that even remotely addresses the subject in any way. My goal isnt to solve the worlds problems. My character wasnt even able to do his assignment. But the premise of wanting to find out about somebody -- other than the stuff that the CIA will tell you -- theres no hope unless we do that.”
“The good news is that we are Buddha. The bad news is that all beings are Buddha. The sickness of being human is the sickness of wanting to be unique.”
“It's great news. The reality of negotiations today is that they take time. But these have always been conducted in a good spirit and we are very pleased with the outcome. We can now look forward to the future.”
“In the old days, they killed the messenger who brought the bad news... a Cassandra is never popular in her time.”
“I started writing by doing small related things but not the thing itself, circling it and getting closer. I had no idea how to write fiction. So I did journalism because there were rules I could learn. You can teach someone to write a news story. They might not write a great one, but you can teach that pretty easily.”
“I only watch MSNBC for the news.”

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