The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted. — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
“a democracy requires open access to ideas. It requires a willingness to struggle and learn, to question our own suppositions and biases, to open… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
“[I]nclusion, not assimilation, should be the key concept in seeking, ever seeking, a more perfect national union. Our own history has shown that we… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
I have tried to remain a working, cutting-edge journalist and I don't do it the way everybody else does it. And I think that's… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not. But again maybe not, but again that's like if… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole - some… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
College is like a woman: you work so hard to get in, and nine months later you wish you'd never come. We used to… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
![“[I]nclusion, not assimilation, should be the key concept in seeking, ever seeking, a more perfect national union. Our own history has shown that we are stronger as a mosaic than a melting pot. Our nation is bound together more by ideals than by blood or land, and inclusion is in our cultural DNA. We should feel proud that we are not all the same, and that we can share our differences under the common umbrella of humanity.” quote by Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab3/dan-rather-2779_inclusion_i-nclusion-not-assimilation-should-be-th_105214.jpg)
![“He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant.” quote by Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ed6/dan-rather-2779_beam_he-mikhail-gorbachev-has-as-many-great-l_117079.jpg)
