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Jayson Blair quotes

American Journalist May 23, 1976

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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
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
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
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
Jayson Blair quote: "I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is..."
I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation. Jayson Blair
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
Jayson Blair quote: "Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a..."
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
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
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
Jayson Blair quote: "I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done."
I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done. Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair quote: "It's very painful to have something that's not true written..."
It's very painful to have something that's not true written about you. Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair quote: "I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man..."
I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a college degree. Jayson Blair
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
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
Jayson Blair quote: "Racism built me into a person that was set up to be..."
Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive. Jayson Blair

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