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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/in-bosnia-little-children-shot-in-the-head-by-a-guy-who-thinks-it-s/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

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> [Some people accused me of being pro-Muslim in Bosnia, but I realised that our job is to give all sides an equal hearing, but in cases of genocide you can't just be neutral. You can't just say, 'Well, this little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/some-people-accused-me-of-being-pro-muslim-in-bosnia-but-i-realised/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

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## Other authors on Bosnia

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-hitchens-23938.jpg) Christopher Hitchens 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bosnia/christopher-hitchens/)

## More by Christiane Amanpour

> [And then theres always the crying and the weeping that we hear-children, women, even men. And these images and these sounds are always with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/and-then-theres-always-the-crying-and-the-weeping-that-we-hear/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/in-bosnia-little-children-shot-in-the-head-by-a-guy-who-thinks-it-s/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/my-view-is-that-when-lies-become-mixed-up-with-the-truth-it-s-a-very/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/and-i-believe-that-good-journalism-good-television-can-make-our-world/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/i-strongly-believe-that-journalism-is-one-of-the-most-noble/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/in-iran-the-whole-reform-and-democracy-movement-has-been-based-on-the/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/but-to-be-self-obsessed-is-simply-not-o-k-for-the-most-important/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/because-if-we-the-storytellers-don-t-do-this-then-the-bad-people-will/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/in-emerging-democracies-like-russia-in-authoritarian-states-like-iran/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/our-industry-has-invested-so-much-money-in-technology-that-perhaps-it/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [What we do and say and show really matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/what-we-do-and-say-and-show-really-matters/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/but-17-years-ago-i-arrived-at-cnn-with-a-suitcase-with-my-bicycle-and/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/if-you-have-a-child-i-said-you-have-a-responsibility-at-least-to-stay/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [I am no longer sure that when I go out there and do my job it'll even see the light of air, if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/i-am-no-longer-sure-that-when-i-go-out-there-and-do-my-job-it-ll-even/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

> [What you do, what you say, how you react to critical situations defines not just the moment, but it defines and shapes you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-amanpour/what-you-do-what-you-say-how-you-react-to-critical-situations-defines/)

[Christiane Amanpour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-amanpour/)

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