I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share Image
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… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
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… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
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… — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
What you do, what you say, how you react to critical situations defines not just the moment, but it defines and shapes you. — Christiane Amanpour Copy Share
