When you are talking to 7 million viewers across the country, man you have got to represent everybody's views and have got to give them the impression that you are being as honest as you know how to be. — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
The country is only as strong as its journalism - that's the way democracies work. The higher the quality of the information, the better informed the electorate is and the better the government runs. — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
I wonder at what point do you stop doing what you think is right and you start doing what the majority of the American… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
Never before in human history has more information been available to more people. But at the same time, never before in human history has… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
If I do an interview with [Holocaust survivor] Elie Wiesel, am I required as a journalist to find a Holocaust denier? — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
Never before in human history has more bad information been available to more people. — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
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. — Scott Pelley Copy Share Image
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