Peter Jennings
There's no such thing as an independent person.Collection: Independence
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.Collection: Wisdom
Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.Collection: Humor
I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.
Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.
George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.
Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.
As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.
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.
I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.
I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.
Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.
I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.
I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.
I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.
I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
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.
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.
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.
I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.
I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
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.
Scholars will argue with each other about everything.
The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.
The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.
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.
I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it.Collection: Quality
Illegal immigrants have been a problem in America for hundreds of years...Just ask any Indian.Collection: Years
Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.Collection: Humor
Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.Collection: Loving You
As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limitsCollection: Thinking
We are survivors from the moment of diagnosis.Collection: Cancer
There's a whole industry of conservatives saying, 'Ah, it's those damn liberals,' and a whole group of liberals saying, 'It's all those damn conservatives.'.Collection: Groups
Canada join the United States? Where would young Canadians run off to for adventure? Where would Americans run to escape?Collection: Running
I believe there are unidentified flying objects, I'm just not sure who's driving.Collection: Believe
I think there is a mainstream media. CNN is mainstream media, and the main, ABC, CBS, NBC are mainstream media. And I think it's just essentially to make the point that we are largely in the center without particular axes to grind, without ideologies which are represented in our daily coverage, at least certainly not on purpose.Collection: Thinking
Reach out, call your family members, if you have children, call them right now.Collection: Children
[President Bush should] quit hiding behind the Secret Service, come out and face the nation and explain his failure to protect the country.Collection: Country
There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky!Collection: Funny