Dan Rather's Quotes

Dan Rather's Quotes 17

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and...

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you who tugs and pushes and...

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Now I know you expected me to say that well I just kick back in the...

This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's on its best day...

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in...

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I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending...

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you...

If I didn't have a front-row seat on history it was at least a seat on the...

As long as I have my health I want to be reporting somewhere.

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Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is...

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business filled with prima...

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we...