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“I don't have time to date.”

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“I own 'The New York Observer.'”

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“I was raised to work for my father when I was four.”

“In this day and age, much of journalism is about right or left, conservative or liberal, and 'The Observer' is just that: an observer. It is about truth.”

“My father's favorite movie was 'The Dirty Dozen.'”

“New York City is the most important location in the world... it is the center for fashion, culture and finance.”

“People are always alert to any change and skeptical by nature.”

“People are hysterical about the death of newspapers, and I would say, 'They're not dying; they're just kind of reinventing themselves.'”

“Peter Kaplan was a giant.”

“Peter Kaplan was a partner, a mentor, and a friend.”

“The goal is to do things that are exciting and respectable.”

“The N.Y.C. tech scene is vibrant, and Betabeat will be a great vehicle to cover it in depth.”

“'The Observer's Very Short List' is another example of how the Observer Media Group offers its readers the most cutting-edge information, available in a variety of platforms and written by an editorial staff known for its distinctive and discerning style and wit.”

“The only things that are really permanent are love, family, friendship, and that is a lesson. At the end of the day, that's really what it boils down to. The rest of it is just stuff.”

“When I bought 'The New York Observer,' my experience in journalism was limited to a single article I had written for a college magazine.”

“You have to understand the separation between what exists in the print media and what exists in reality. It's important to never lose track of reality.”