36 Quotes by 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.

I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a college degree.

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

I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at 'The Times.

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

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.

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.

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

It’s very painful to have something that’s not true written about you.