--- title: "1 News World Quotes By Bob Edwards" description: "1 News World quotes by Bob Edwards. Plus more from Bob Edwards and more News World sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/bob-edwards-17951_ambition_in-college-i-got-interested-in-news-beca_1832227.jpg" --- > [In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/in-college-i-got-interested-in-news-because-the-world-was-coming/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/bob-edwards-17951_ambition_in-college-i-got-interested-in-news-beca_1832227.jpg) ## More by Bob Edwards > [People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/people-are-always-ready-to-admit-a-man-s-ability-after-he-gets-there/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [Soon it will be a sin for parents to have a child that carries the heavy burden of genetic disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/soon-it-will-be-a-sin-for-parents-to-have-a-child-that-carries-the/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [“Applause has made a fool of more men than criticism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/applause-has-made-a-fool-of-more-men-than-criticism/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [If blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/if-blue-collar-jobs-are-leaving-and-white-collar-jobs-are-outsourced/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-was-encouraged-to-read-aloud-in-class-and-vocalize/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [With radio, the listener absorbs everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/with-radio-the-listener-absorbs-everything/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/a-little-learning-is-a-dangerous-thing-but-a-lot-of-ignorance-is-just/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [In my case, the listener is often in an automobile driving to work. You can concentrate on the road while still getting an audio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/in-my-case-the-listener-is-often-in-an-automobile-driving-to-work-you/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/it-s-also-a-more-personal-medium-it-seems-to-go-directly-to-one-s/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [I've never been able to predict the future of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-ve-never-been-able-to-predict-the-future-of-anything/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the air at 5.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-wake-about-1-a-m-i-m-in-the-office-by-2-a-m-we-re-on-the-air-at-5/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [The pictures are created by the listener, with a little help from the broadcaster. The pictures are perfect. If you're showing pictures, different things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/the-pictures-are-created-by-the-listener-with-a-little-help-from-the/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while I've been asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/between-2-and-5-i-m-reading-in-to-find-out-what-s-been-going-on-while/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [I'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that. It's the most basic element of what I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/i-m-still-excited-at-being-at-a-microphone-and-talking-to-listeners-i/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) > [Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing one, and I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-edwards/nobody-cares-about-your-wardrobe-what-your-tie-looks-like-or-even-if/) [Bob Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-edwards/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/news-world/bob-edwards/#itemlist", "name": "1 News World Quotes By Bob Edwards", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's right movement. 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