Lede Quotes

#1. Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow.

William Safire

#2. Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places a nugget of news, even a startling insight, halfway down the column, directed at the politiscenti. When pressed for time, the savvy reader starts there.

William Safire

#3. Every patient tends to bury the most important story inside some other story, just the way new writers often 'bury the lede.' 'Burying the lede' is an old journalism term for when you only find out the real point about halfway into the article, but it also applies to therapy.

Gina Barreca

#4. The final true artform in what we're talking about is the goal itself. And for us to try and stop that from happening, we're kind of the anti-art.

Kasey Keller

#5. A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.

Ambrose Bierce

#6. Buy into a company because you want to own it, not because you want the stock to go up.

Warren Buffett

#7. I used to be more glamorous.

China Chow

#8. I'm still a kid. I'm like six years old. But it's just a matter of wanting to get up, it's just a big journey. I felt like when I left home that I was on a journey, and I still am.

Heath Ledger