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Content is not just king, it is the emperor of all things electronic.

I believe people will be watching their TV screens for a long time and that TV channels have a long-term life.

I'm a catalyst for change. You can't be an outsider and be successful over 30 years without leaving a certain amount of scar tissue around the place.

I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that on television. It's just not on.

It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.

I have never asked a prime minister for anything

The digital native doesn't send a letter to the editor anymore. She goes online and starts a blog.

I'm not an economist and we all know economists were created to make weather forecasters look good.

I think you have a danger of regulating, putting regulations in place which will mean there will be no press in 10 years to regulate.

People begin to resent the rich only when they conclude that the system is rigged.

We certainly employ a lot of immigrants at Fox ... and we do not take any consistent anti-immigrant line.

I am amazed that CNN can't get its act together.

I challenge anybody to show me an example of bias in Fox News Channel.

No leader will fight for values, for principles, if their government is a value-free vacuum. Moral relativism is morally wrong.

I felt that it's best just to be as transparent as possible.

The Internet has been the most fundamental change during my lifetime and for hundreds of years.

Don't let's lose sight of what creates wealth. It is open markets, it is capitalism.

The current days of the Internet will soon be over.

We must have sweeping, generous immigration reform, make existing law- abiding Hispanics welcome. Most are hard working family people.

Elections are when you have to make a choice. Perfection not often attainable!

I was absolutely shocked, appalled and ashamed when I heard about the Milly Dowler case only two weeks ago.

Money is not the motivating force. It's nice to have money, but I don't live high. What I enjoy is running the business.

All forms of government ultimately are not going to succeed in trying to control or censor the Internet.

We have no intention of failing. The only question is how great a success we'll have.

Monopoly is a terrible thing, till you have it.

I did not come all this way not to interfere

The cold, commercial word 'market' disguises its human character - a market is a collection of our aspirations, exertions, choices and desires.

It's been a long career, and I've made some mistakes along the way.

I would like to be remembered, if I am remembered at all, as being a catalyst for change in the world, change for good.

Successful workers will be those who embrace a lifetime of learning. Those who don't will be left behind.

Climate change and energy use are global problems. News Corp is a global company. Our operations affect the environment all over the world.

At News Corporation, we have a history of challenging media orthodoxies.

Why would I spend $5 billion for something in order to wreck it?

Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.

Why is Jewish owned press so consistently anti-Israel in every crisis?

SHIT, OR GET OFF THE POT

The press is the only institution that is truly accountable. The founding fathers put the First Amendment first for a reason.

I've operated and launched newspapers all over the world.

Most newspaper companies still have their heads in the sand, but other media companies are aggressive.

I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a libertarian.

ESPN is a very, very good operation, and it's a gold mine. It's an even bigger gold mine than Fox News.

Since when are Egyptians not white? All I know are.

Satellite broadcasting makes it possible for information-hungry residents of many closed societies to bypass state-controlled television channels.

Crony capitalism is not capitalism - it is cronyism.

One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business.

I don't mind what people say about me. I've never read a book about myself.

Journalists should think of themselves as outside the Establishment, and owners can't be too worried about what they're told at their country clubs.

The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.

If you want to judge my thinking, look at The Sun.

My mother just died at 103, so that's a start. You should live 20 years longer than your parents.

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.

Bury your mistakes.

You can't have a free democracy if you don't have a free media that can provide vital and independent information to the people.

Is there any other industry [than the press] in this country which seeks to presume so completely to give the customer what he does not want?

People are reading news for free on the web, that's got to change.

You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education.

Online advertising is increasingly only a fraction of what is being lost from print advertising, and it is under constant pressure.

Endemic is a very hard, a very wide ranging word. I also have to be very careful not to prejudice the course of justice that is taking place now.

At its core, a fair and just society is one where opportunity is open to all - not just those at the top.

Advances in the technology of telecommunications have proved an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes everywhere.

Can we change the world? No, but hell, we can all try.

When I hear something going wrong, I insist on it being put right.

Scarcely a day goes by without some claim that new technologies are fast writing newsprint's obituary.

We started Fox when everyone said it couldn't be done.

My father left me with a clear sense that the media was something different.

For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.

Climate change has been going on as long as the planet is here, and there will always be a little bit of it.

You've got to look for a gap, where competitors in a market have grown lazy and lost contact with the readers or the viewers.

From the beginning on, newspapers have prospered for one reason: giving readers the news that they want.

Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible,

CNN is pretty consistently on the left, if you look at their choice of stories, what they play up. It's not what they say. It's what they highlight.

The UK desperately needs less government and freer markets.

Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars.