Lede Quotes & Sayings

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy. — John Spratt

Affirmative action is something that I think is very crucial and necessary. — Cornel West

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

When you are true to yourself and loving, you may not win today but still be kind. — Debasish Mridha

A critic must accept what is best in a poet, and thus become his best encourager. — Edmund Clarence Stedman

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

He said that the music - its order and precision - helped him find the patterns in things - the way through the confusion of events and opinions to direction, to order, and beyond, to inspiration. — Geraldine Brooks

Chaos theory, a more recent invention, is equally fertile ground for those with a bent for abusing sense. It is unfortunately named, for 'chaos' implies randomness. Chaos in the technical sense is not random at all. It is completely determined, but it depends hugely, in strangely hard-to-predict ways, on tiny differences in initial conditions. — Richard Dawkins

And as I sit and reflect, I m left with one question - What's next for me? What challenges does life pose for me tomorrow ? How long will I continue to bounce this ball ? And when this ball stops , where will I find myself? Will I be simply remembered as some guy who had success overseas?Will i rely solely on my past and be one who just talks about my glory days as professional basketball player? NOT LIKELY!!J.R.HOLDEN REPRESENTS SO MUCH MORE THAN AN ATHLETE . — Jon-Robert Holden

Death was not a door you could open and close at will. — Valery G. Olsen

Space is for everybody. It's not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That's our new frontier out there, and it's everybody's business to know about space. — Christa McAuliffe

The problem with being a leader is that you're never sure if you're being followed or chased. — Claire A. Murray

When you get to be my age, you begin to count how many Mays you have left - the best time of year for flowers and birds in North America. — Robert Bateman

I never really make solid resolutions. I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year. — Brittany Murphy

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