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
(Related: Business, Exercise, Foresight, Future, Occupation)

"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."
- Henry R. Luce
(Related: Time, Journalism, Posterity, Tradition, Want)

"Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions."
- Henry R. Luce
(Related: Man)

"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."
- Henry R. Luce
(Related: Men, Poetry, Balance)

"Time should make enemies and Life should make friends."
- Henry R. Luce
(Related: Life, Time, Enemies, Friends)

"To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life."
- Henry R. Luce
(Related: Life, Mission, Now)

"Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession."
- Henry R. Luce
(Related: Business, Journalism, Profession, Publishing)