Dan Rather quotes - page 2

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt. (Dan Rather)
I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group. View quote
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Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one. View quote
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Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather. View quote
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Those who dumb down the news, trivialize the news with in-studio shouting matches passing for debate, those who tart up the news with celebrity gossip, scandal and sensationalism are playing right into the hands of those that stand to gain the most from the news being seen as irrelevant and trivial and no more or less worth your attention than the next episode of 'American Idol.' [...] I worry that if it becomes no more than a reality show, something that could be scripted and rigged behind the scenes without anyone really getting upset about it, that our freedom of the press will become another one of those constitutionally granted rights that can be watered down and eventually taken away from us. View quote
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. View quote
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The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious. View quote
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A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity. View quote
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Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. View quote
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I'd much rather wear out than rust out. View quote
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One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs. (Dan Rather)
I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes. View quote
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I'm all news, all the time. Full power, tall tower. I want to break in when news breaks out. That's my agenda. Now, respectfully, when you start talking about a liberal agenda and all the, quote, 'liberal bias' in the media, I quite frankly, and I say this respectfully but candidly to you, I don't know what you're talking about. View quote
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As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere. View quote
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I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell. View quote
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Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher. View quote
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Ratings don't last. Good journalism does. View quote
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Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes. View quote
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Journalism is not a precise science. View quote
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The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted. View quote
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There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever. (Dan Rather)
From the streets of Cairo and the Arab Spring, to Occupy Wall Street, from the busy political calendar to the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, social media was not only sharing the news but driving it. View quote
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What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage. View quote
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If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle. View quote
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I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources. View quote
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