Roy Thomson with John Freeman, Editor, New Statesman

Let's see - how many magazines did we pick up out in Australia? Ten or twelve?
Oh, fine, thirteen.
How many we got in Africa? Thirty in Africa.
We got three new TV stations in Kenya, Uganda, and Trinidad. I got one started in Aden, and I just got a licence for a station blanketing Gibraltar and Tangier. Anyway, I'm expanding all I can as fast as I can. Time
I would sooner take a balance sheet home to read than a book. The Times
I am no second Beaverbrook. Daily Worker
I've got an equable temperament. I am overweight and I believe an overweight person keeps his sense of balance. Daily Mail
My ambition was to be a rich man. That has been the guiding factor all my life. Daily Express
Q. Why do you want to buy more papers?
A. To make more money.
Q. Why do you want to make more money?
A. To buy more papers. Time