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And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place. (Christiane Amanpour)
What we do and say and show really matters. View quote
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But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars. View quote
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If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do? View quote
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In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press. View quote
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We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership. View quote
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For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned? View quote
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They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be. View quote
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I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent. View quote
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I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century. View quote
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And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story. (Christiane Amanpour)
If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive. View quote
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I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared endeavor for the past 27 years, and I am forever grateful and proud of all that we have accomplished. View quote
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Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad. View quote
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And I really believe good journalism is good business. View quote
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U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next. View quote
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We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN. View quote
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In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies. View quote
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But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the world, the United States, which affects every other country in the world. View quote
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I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was. View quote
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I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get. (Christiane Amanpour)
Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children. View quote
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Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win. View quote
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In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child. View quote
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'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day. View quote
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