Plainly Simply Quotes by Walter Cronkite

I'm a liberal, but I'm not biased. Seriously.

— Walter Cronkite

I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated.

— Walter Cronkite

I do think that the success, although still not complete... in the recognition of equal rights... to all Americans, regardless of color, creed and…

— Walter Cronkite

Be kind to an old man.

— Walter Cronkite

I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life.

— Walter Cronkite

It is clear that military force and our policy of preemption are alone insufficient to make us safe. But help is on the way.…

— Walter Cronkite

In all my years as a news commentator I was never once, able to tell the truth, about anything.

— Walter Cronkite

I think people make way too much of ratings.

— Walter Cronkite

I grew my mustache when I was nineteen in order to look older. I never shaved it off even though it overran its usefulness…

— Walter Cronkite

I'm so tired of stories starting, 'Maud Jones was walking her dog down Broadway.' You've got to go over to the back page somewhere…

— Walter Cronkite

All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general.

— Walter Cronkite

The battle for the airwaves cannot be limited to only those who have the bank accounts to pay for the battle and win it.

— Walter Cronkite