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> [Not a lot of people watch cable news, they just don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/not-a-lot-of-people-watch-cable-news-they-just-don-t/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

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> [The problem the cable channels have is they have to fill 24 hours. That's a terrible thing. We only do that on the biggest stories. The thing is there has happened to be a lot o](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/the-problem-the-cable-channels-have-is-they-have-to-fill-24-hours/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

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## Other authors on Cables

## More by Scott Pelley

> [The American people can always be trusted with the information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/the-american-people-can-always-be-trusted-with-the-information/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Journalists are getting big stories wrong, over and over again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/journalists-are-getting-big-stories-wrong-over-and-over-again/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [I wonder at what point do you stop doing what you think is right and you start doing what the majority of the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/i-wonder-at-what-point-do-you-stop-doing-what-you-think-is-right-and/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [You have to take risks on policy. You can't be a politician, wringing your hands, worried about what the public opinion polls are saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/you-have-to-take-risks-on-policy-you-can-t-be-a-politician-wringing/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/the-quality-of-life-in-america-is-dependent-on-the-quality-of-the/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Never before in human history has more information been available to more people. But at the same time, never before in human history has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/never-before-in-human-history-has-more-information-been-available-to/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [ If I do an interview with \[Holocaust survivor\] Elie Wiesel, am I required as a journalist to find a Holocaust denier? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/if-i-do-an-interview-with-holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesel-am-i/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [That's gossip. Journalism was invented as an antidote to gossip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/that-s-gossip-journalism-was-invented-as-an-antidote-to-gossip/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Never before in human history has more bad information been available to more people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/never-before-in-human-history-has-more-bad-information-been-available/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Most people don't realize that two-thirds of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Pentagon. The U.S. government is an insurance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/most-people-don-t-realize-that-two-thirds-of-the-federal-budget-is/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [I'm always trying to get those interviews that are impossible to get, because they are the ones that are most interesting to the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/i-m-always-trying-to-get-those-interviews-that-are-impossible-to-get/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Not a lot of people watch cable news, they just don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/not-a-lot-of-people-watch-cable-news-they-just-don-t/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [No one ever wanted to hire me. Ever. I've never been recruited anywhere. I have beat my head against every wall, at every place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/no-one-ever-wanted-to-hire-me-ever-i-ve-never-been-recruited-anywhere/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [If you're first, no one will ever remember. If you're wrong, no one will ever forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/if-you-re-first-no-one-will-ever-remember-if-you-re-wrong-no-one-will/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [There is no democracy without journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/there-is-no-democracy-without-journalism/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

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