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Jayson Blair Quotes

I am immensely contrite. And I’m sorry for the damage I’ve done Picture Quote #1

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive Picture Quote #1

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists Picture Quote #1

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring Picture Quote #1

If they’re all so brilliant and I’m such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn’t catch me? Picture Quote #1

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It’s hard to say what role race really played in my case Picture Quote #1

I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities Picture Quote #1

If they’re all so brilliant and I’m such an affirmative - action hire, how come they didn’t catch me Picture Quote #1

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how one would define an affirmative - action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring Picture Quote #1

I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at ‘the Times Picture Quote #1

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You face racism in small and large ways Picture Quote #1

Well the first thing I’d say is that I’m not sure exactly what I’m supposed to do to show my remorse other than to say that I’m remorseful Picture Quote #1

You know I am done lying. Obscuring the truth is no longer something I have any interest in doing. I want it all to come out. The good, the bad, the ugly Picture Quote #1

When we report stories, we don’t just want to talk to people who did the right thing. We want to talk to people who did the wrong thing Picture Quote #1

I am immensely contrite. And I’m sorry for the damage I’ve done Picture Quote #1

Those ethical choices often are made every day at a time, minute by minute in ways that you may not even relate to ethics, so I’m going to walk them through the whole story from that perspective and hopefully they’ll be able to walk away with something good from it Picture Quote #1

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Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That’s just not in my nature Picture Quote #1

People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That’s a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount Picture Quote #1

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I’m never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie Picture Quote #1

Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings Picture Quote #1

It’s very painful to have something that’s not true written about you Picture Quote #1

I used to walk around saying that I’m just another black man without a college degree Picture Quote #1

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I seek to be authentic and engaging, using my own experiences, being as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be, to enhance the process Picture Quote #1

I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society Picture Quote #1

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation Picture Quote #1

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I am immensely contrite. And I’m sorry for the damage I’ve done. (Jayson Blair Quotes) Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive (Jayson Blair Quotes) I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists. (Jayson Blair Quotes) I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism (Jayson Blair Quotes) I don’t know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring. (Jayson Blair Quotes) If they’re all so brilliant and I’m such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn’t catch me? (Jayson Blair Quotes) It’s hard to say what role race really played in my case (Jayson Blair Quotes) I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities (Jayson Blair Quotes) If they’re all so brilliant and I’m such an affirmative - action hire, how come they didn’t catch me (Jayson Blair Quotes) I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists (Jayson Blair Quotes) I don’t know how one would define an affirmative - action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring (Jayson Blair Quotes) I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at ‘the Times (Jayson Blair Quotes) You face racism in small and large ways (Jayson Blair Quotes) Well the first thing I’d say is that I’m not sure exactly what I’m supposed to do to show my remorse other than to say that I’m remorseful (Jayson Blair Quotes) You know I am done lying. Obscuring the truth is no longer something I have any interest in doing. I want it all to come out. The good, the bad, the ugly (Jayson Blair Quotes) When we report stories, we don’t just want to talk to people who did the right thing. We want to talk to people who did the wrong thing (Jayson Blair Quotes) I am immensely contrite. And I’m sorry for the damage I’ve done (Jayson Blair Quotes) Those ethical choices often are made every day at a time, minute by minute in ways that you may not even relate to ethics, so I’m going to walk them through the whole story from that perspective and hopefully they’ll be able to walk away with something good from it (Jayson Blair Quotes) Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That’s just not in my nature (Jayson Blair Quotes) People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That’s a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount (Jayson Blair Quotes) One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I’m never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie (Jayson Blair Quotes) Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings (Jayson Blair Quotes) It’s very painful to have something that’s not true written about you (Jayson Blair Quotes) I used to walk around saying that I’m just another black man without a college degree (Jayson Blair Quotes) I seek to be authentic and engaging, using my own experiences, being as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be, to enhance the process (Jayson Blair Quotes) I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society (Jayson Blair Quotes) I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation (Jayson Blair Quotes)