Harold Ross Quotes
Born: November 6, 1892
Harold Ross, the visionary founder of *The New Yorker*, was more than a magazine editor—he was a curator of creative genius. Born in 1892, he transformed American culture by championing wit, precision, and artistic risk. Ross believed that true creativity thrived in the friction between discipline and irreverence, famously demanding clarity and surprise from every word. His philosophy—that art must be both truthful and playful—shaped a generation of writers and cartoonists. Today, his quotes resonate because they remind us that creativity is not a gift but a craft, honed through relentless curiosity and a refusal to settle for the ordinary.
Harold Ross Quotes (3)
"Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them."
— Harold Ross"I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces."
— Harold Ross"Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly."
— Harold Ross