WIST Quotations https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:59:38 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg making a difference – WIST Quotations https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 Ivins, Molly -- Essay (1973-01), “Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,” Houston Journalism Review https://wist.info/ivins-molly/76537/ https://wist.info/ivins-molly/76537/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 21:03:09 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=76537 Being a cynic is so contemptibly easy. If you let yourself think that nothing you’re working on is ever going to make any difference, why bust your tail over it? Why care? If you’re a cynic, you don’t have to invest anything in your work. No effort, no pride, no compassion, no sense of excellence, nothing.


Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (1973-01), “Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,” Houston Journalism Review

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