Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm. — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
The press . . . traditionally sides with authority and the establishment. — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business,… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny. — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
I wanted to be in this business, and once I got into the business I knew I enjoyed it, and I liked it, and… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school. — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
But in 1941, on December 8th, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, my mother bought a radio and we listened to the war news.… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
If you have a setback, and you're not doing well and then you overcome it somehow, it always sticks with you. You know it… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
News conferences are the only chance the American public has to see Ronald Reagan use his mind. — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
If you sent me to cover a pie-baking contest on Mother's Day, I'm going to ask dear old Mom why she used artificial sweetener… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
As I went to college, I went into radio and television. Now I suppose most people think that's one step ahead of basket weaving… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
