Dan Rather

It's the American way: if you don't vote, you don't get to whine.

— Dan Rather

[My job is] a very high trapeze act, frequently with no net.

— Dan Rather

There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now.

— Dan Rather

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

— Dan Rather

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

— Dan Rather

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

— Dan Rather

Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.

— Dan Rather

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

— Dan Rather

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open…

— Dan Rather

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.

— Dan Rather

You'd better do what you feel good about doing. If we [try] to figure out what it is the audience wants and…

— Dan Rather

(Obama's) a nice person, he's very articulate this is what's been used against him, but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you…

— Dan Rather

My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker.

— Dan Rather

It's the ratings, stupid, don't you know? They've got us putting more fuzz and wuzz on the air, cop-show stuff.

— Dan Rather

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who…

— Dan Rather

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

— Dan Rather

Editing can alter the original meaning and context, and computers can alter the image itself. The camera can also be manipulated. At…

— Dan Rather

On Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled House voted mostly along party lines tonight to pass President Bush's federal budget blueprint. This includes his…

— Dan Rather

I'm all news, all the time. Full power, tall tower. I want to break in when news breaks out. That's my agenda.…

— Dan Rather

It's a legitimate point to debate. But it's part of the reality. It's happening, but it's also true they (looters) are in…

— Dan Rather

“Art is an attempt to capture the truths of the world as you see it in a medium you can share with…

— Dan Rather

Have you ever had any anger about President Bush - who spent his time during the Vietnam War in the National Guard…

— Dan Rather

The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the…

— Dan Rather

President Bush insisted today that he was not caving in to big money contributors, big-time lobbyists, and overall industry pressure when he…

— Dan Rather

“As we seek common ground with our fellow citizens, we cannot forsake our core values. Compromise cannot be confused with capitulation. Recently,…

— Dan Rather

“Recently we have seen a level of public protest unlike anything we have witnessed in decades. Dissent is about marching, and making…

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“Washington” has become for many a dirty word that connotes self-serving politicians and devious lobbyists. To be sure, they are there, but…

— Dan Rather

“It is important not to confuse “patriotism” with “nationalism.” As I define it, nationalism is a monologue in which you place your…

— Dan Rather

“When the time comes, & I hope it comes soon, to bury this era of moral rot & the defiling of our…

— Dan Rather

There was a time in South Africa that people would put flaming tires around peoples' necks if they dis-sented. And in some…

— Dan Rather

What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.

— Dan Rather

The Michigan Republican primary apparently is tighter than Willie Nelson's headband.

— Dan Rather

If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog.

— Dan Rather

I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.

— Dan Rather

I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.

— Dan Rather

The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide.

— Dan Rather

Journalism is not a precise science, it's a crude art

— Dan Rather

I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways…

— Dan Rather

I read the book [My Life by Bill Clinton] completely. And I think it compares very favorably with Ulysses S. Grant's gold…

— Dan Rather

We may see Michael Jackson's baby before we know the final outcome of this race for the House of Representatives tonight.

— Dan Rather