--- title: "20 Murrow Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 20 Murrow quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Murrow sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/daniel-schorr-48422_audience_murrow-covered-something-because-it-need_2039372.png" --- > [Murrow covered something because it needed coverage. He wasn't trying to get an audience just for the sake of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-schorr/murrow-covered-something-because-it-needed-coverage-he-wasn-t-trying/) [Daniel Schorr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-schorr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/daniel-schorr-48422_audience_murrow-covered-something-because-it-need_2039372.png) > [I don't think I could've carried the weight that Murrow carried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-strathairn/i-don-t-think-i-could-ve-carried-the-weight-that-murrow-carried/) [David Strathairn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-strathairn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/666/david-strathairn-27554_carried_i-don-t-think-i-could-ve-carried-the-wei_2257704.png) > [What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/what-separated-ed-murrow-from-the-rest-of-the-pack-was-courage/) [Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/dan-rather-2779_courage_what-separated-ed-murrow-from-the-rest-o_482539.png) > [“‎"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-r-murrow/a-nation-of-sheep-will-beget-a-government-of-wolves-edward-r-murrow/) [Edward R. Murrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-r-murrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/edward-r-murrow-7369_politics_a-nation-of-sheep-will-beget-a-governmen_1222023.jpg) > [I worked for CBS News in the aftermath of all the greatness. I actually brought coffee to Edward R. Murrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-worked-for-cbs-news-in-the-aftermath-of-all-the-greatness-i/) [James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfa/james-l-brooks-9871_actually_i-worked-for-cbs-news-in-the-aftermath-o_1475572.png) > [If anyone was talking about journalism in the '50s - it was Edward R.Murrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-strathairn/if-anyone-was-talking-about-journalism-in-the-50s-it-was-edward-r/) [David Strathairn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-strathairn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/david-strathairn-27554_journalism_if-anyone-was-talking-about-journalism-i_1788757.png) > [“A nation of sheep will "beget a government of wolves." – EDWARD R. MURROW CBS BROADCAST JOURNALIST 1908-1965”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-whitehead/a-nation-of-sheep-will-beget-a-government-of-wolves-edward-r-murrow-2/) [John W. Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-whitehead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/john-w-whitehead-64581_politics_a-nation-of-sheep-will-beget-a-governmen_1761352.jpg) > [The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/the-script-for-this-film-was-written-52-years-ago-by-edward-r-murrow/) [George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/george-clooney-1132_authority_the-script-for-this-film-was-written-52_100178.jpg) > [Putting people in a room and strapping wires to their wrist to find out if I make them tingle when I'm telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-ellerbee/putting-people-in-a-room-and-strapping-wires-to-their-wrist-to-find/) [Linda Ellerbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-ellerbee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/linda-ellerbee-13669_beirut_putting-people-in-a-room-and-strapping-w_2783722.png) > [CBS's Ed Murrow may have been over-celebrated as the principled observer for the masses, fair yet unafraid to take on the bullies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-brown/cbs-s-ed-murrow-may-have-been-over-celebrated-as-the-principled/) [Tina Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/tina-brown-2434_been_cbs-s-ed-murrow-may-have-been-over-celeb_1532096.png) > [I'm delighted to carry on in the tradition of the great reporters like Edward R. Murrow, Ernie Pyle, and Geraldo Rivera to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-madrigal/i-m-delighted-to-carry-on-in-the-tradition-of-the-great-reporters/) [Al Madrigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-madrigal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/al-madrigal-19464_carry_i-m-delighted-to-carry-on-in-the-traditi_1835180.jpg) > [I did my teen-age years in World War II. War news was a constant. We kept the radio on in our house…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-bean/i-did-my-teen-age-years-in-world-war-ii-war-news-was-a-constant-we/) [Orson Bean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-bean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/orson-bean-5446_london_i-did-my-teen-age-years-in-world-war-ii_1337879.jpg) > [My journalistic heroes are Peter Jennings and Ted Koppel and Tim Russert and Edward R. Murrow, among others, because they were tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-tapper/my-journalistic-heroes-are-peter-jennings-and-ted-koppel-and-tim/) [Jake Tapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-tapper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/jake-tapper-4443_because_my-journalistic-heroes-are-peter-jenning_805225.jpg) > [ “In Europe, Murrow observed to his wife, people were dying and "a thousand years of civilization \[were\] being smashed" while America remained… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-olson/in-europe-murrow-observed-to-his-wife-people-were-dying-and-a/) [Lynne Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-olson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/lynne-olson-34648_edward-r-murrow_in-europe-murrow-observed-to-his-wife-pe_639932.jpg) > [“The Founding Fathers are always spinning in their graves over something, as is Ronald Reagan, or FDR. Edward R. Murrow is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-leibovich/the-founding-fathers-are-always-spinning-in-their-graves-over/) [Mark Leibovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-leibovich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/mark-leibovich-14257_founding-fathers_the-founding-fathers-are-always-spinning_246780.jpg) > [“Everything finally unraveled for McCarthy in early 1954. In March and April, Edward R. Murrow, a widely respected investigative reporter, ran a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/everything-finally-unraveled-for-mccarthy-in-early-1954-in-march-and/) [James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/james-t-patterson-3417_actions-speak_everything-finally-unraveled-for-mccarth_1060929.jpg) > [In the U.S., the '50s and '60s marked the documentary's golden age, especially at CBS, where pioneering television journalist Edward R. Murrow,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-wolf/in-the-u-s-the-50s-and-60s-marked-the-documentary-s-golden-age/) [Naomi Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-wolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/naomi-wolf-1344_age_in-the-u-s-the-50s-and-60s-marked-the-do_1833021.png) > [ With "Good Night, and Good Luck," I think it's kind of obvious what \[Truman Capote\]'s getting at there, and the importance of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/with-good-night-and-good-luck-i-think-it-s-kind-of-obvious-what/) [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/philip-seymour-hoffman-2704_balance_with-good-night-and-good-luck-i-think-it_536205.jpg) > [“The popular director of OWI was Elmer Davis, an ex-CBS radioman with an admiration for the wire services and Murrow. Working closely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-brinkley/the-popular-director-of-owi-was-elmer-davis-an-ex-cbs-radioman-with/) [Douglas Brinkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-brinkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/douglas-brinkley-24076_director-owi_the-popular-director-of-owi-was-elmer-da_834811.png) > [In the US, the 50s and 60s marked the documentary's golden age, especially at CBS, where pioneering televison journalist Edward R Murrow,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-wolf/in-the-us-the-50s-and-60s-marked-the-documentary-s-golden-age/) [Naomi Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-wolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/naomi-wolf-1344_age_in-the-us-the-50s-and-60s-marked-the-doc_1091926.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/murrow/#itemlist", "name": "Murrow Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Murrow covered something because it needed coverage. 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