Henry R. Luce quotes

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight. (Henry R. Luce)
I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world. View quote
Henry R. Luce
Time should make enemies and Life should make friends. View quote
Henry R. Luce
I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time. View quote
Henry R. Luce
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. View quote
Henry R. Luce
Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession. View quote
Henry R. Luce
Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions. View quote
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To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life. View quote
Henry R. Luce
Not much longer shall we have time for reading lessons of the past. An inexorable present calls us to the defense of a great future. View quote
Henry R. Luce