Quotes by Journalists

In Brazil, the history of the interaction between blancos and indios - whites and Indians - often reads like an extended epitaph. Tribes were wiped out by disease and massacres; languages and songs were obliterated. David Grann

History Brazil Tribes Out Indians Wiped Songs Between Like Reads Were Disease Often The History Of Interaction Epitaph Languages Whites Extended

I wish a book could reach as many people as film, but we have to be realistic about it. David Grann

Book People Wish Realistic About Could Reach Many Film

The only thing as murky as a conspiracy is what's happening in Hollywood. David Grann

Conspiracy Only The Only Thing Happening Hollywood Thing Murky

Journalists are often portrayed as cynical. I often think it's the opposite. David Grann

Cynical Think Journalists Opposite Often Portrayed

I'm not a post-modernist. Especially when I do crime stories. David Grann

Crime Stories

A lot of the stories I write about have an element of mystery. They're crime stories or conspiracy stories or quests. They do have built into them revelations and twists. But the revelations, to me, come from seeing history as it's unfolding, or life as it's unfolding. David Grann

Life Me History Crime Conspiracy Seeing About Mystery Write Come Built Revelations Lot Unfolding Stories Them Element Twists

I haven't read a word of Proust. And I listen obsessively to sports radio. David Grann

Sports Word Read Proust Listen Radio

I am not, by nature, an explorer or an adventurer. David Grann

Nature Adventurer Am Explorer

I've always been a big believer that you can use the elements of storytelling to bring the reader along and to hopefully illuminate a lot of the important things. It's a challenge, but it's something I kind of believe in. David Grann

I don't normally do pure historical work. David Grann

Work Pure Historical Normally

I look for stories everywhere. David Grann

Everywhere Look Stories

You have to go where the truth takes you, and that doesn't always take you in exactly the same place where people you speak to might want,or suspects may want. That's your ultimate obligation. David Grann

We are a country of laws. When you take that away, the consequences are enormous. David Grann

You Country Consequences Enormous Laws Take Away

My mother doesn't need much sleep. At any hour of the night, you'd wake up, and she'd be reading. She'd read five, six books a week. When we went on sailing trips, she'd bring a suitcaseful for the week. Even then, her office would have to send more. David Grann

You Mother Wake Up Reading Books Would Trips More Week Hour She Read Sailing Wake Up Five Office Send Any Six Then Much Even Her Bring Night Need Sleep

I covered Congress, and everyone always wanted me to be a political reporter. David Grann

Me Political Congress Everyone Always Covered Reporter Wanted

What's positive is moving from a place of growing in faith to really feeling more grounded in faith, to understand that faith is hard, that I'll stumble, that I'll make mistakes, that I'll sin. But, that's part of being on a faith path; it's part of being a human being. David Gregory

As much as I miss the work, I don't miss NBC. I don't miss being there. It was just the wrong atmosphere for me. David Gregory

Work Me Atmosphere Wrong Miss Just Being Much Being There NBC

I find myself very drawn to the experience of church. I love to be in a surrounding that's so welcoming. People come shake your hand. That's not always the case in most synagogues I've been in. I also find more of an emphasis on how to live and grow as a person. And I have to say, I'm very inspired by Jesus. David Gregory

Love Myself Experience People Church Live Say Drawn Find Case Shake More Inspired Emphasis Come Most Welcoming Also Always How Been Hand Surrounding Very Person Your Grow Jesus

I'm very grateful for the experience at NBC. David Gregory

Grateful Experience Very NBC

I'm a journalist; I love doing interviews, and I hope that will continue. David Gregory

Love Hope Will Journalist Interviews Doing Continue