Peter Jennings quotes - page 2

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War. (Peter Jennings)
Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
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Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
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As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.
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I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
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I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
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I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.
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I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.
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I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
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It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.
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The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father. (Peter Jennings)
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I don't think the public realizes how much soul-searching goes on in news organizations about what is the right thing to do.
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I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.
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If you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong.
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There's no such thing as an independent person.
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I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.
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I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
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I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
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I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.
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Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it. (Peter Jennings)
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
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We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.
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I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.
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I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something.
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