Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say…

- Allan Sloan

When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my o…

- Allan Sloan

I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.

- Allan Sloan

Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.

- Allan Sloan

I don't tolerate whining, I look at people & say 'you're a victim, it's not your fault' figure our how to survive!

- Allan Sloan

Report, report, report. Dig, dig, dig. Think, think, think. Don't stop being a reporter because you've become a columnist.

- Allan Sloan

I've spent my career trying to help people without connections understand what's going on so that they have a chance of getting a fair shake from the…

- Allan Sloan

Teamwork is better than isolation, especially for a columnist.

- Allan Sloan