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> [Well, I don't know about objectivity, but I know for certain that it's always possible for a professional journalist who understands what he or she's up to to be fair, and that's the key word. Fairness to individuals, fairness to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/well-i-don-t-know-about-objectivity-but-i-know-for-certain-that-it-s/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

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## More by Jim Lehrer

> [I always wear blue shirts and I like wine or purple ties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/i-always-wear-blue-shirts-and-i-like-wine-or-purple-ties/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [There's always a germ of truth in just about everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/there-s-always-a-germ-of-truth-in-just-about-everything/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [No two people see things the same way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/no-two-people-see-things-the-same-way/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [Best I can do for them is to give them every piece of information I can find and let them make the judgments. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/best-i-can-do-for-them-is-to-give-them-every-piece-of-information-i/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [The shouting and opinion and jokes don't exist if there isn't first a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/the-shouting-and-opinion-and-jokes-don-t-exist-if-there-isn-t-first-a/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [I started as a print reporter. I’m a journalist and that’s what I do. My function is an anchorperson, but it’s in a journalism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/i-started-as-a-print-reporter-i-m-a-journalist-and-that-s-what-i-do/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [On a daily basis there are some huge ones that are, sure, from time to time, but it is helping the reader sort through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/on-a-daily-basis-there-are-some-huge-ones-that-are-sure-from-time-to/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [We have increasingly fewer and fewer journalists who have any military experience and understand what life is like in the military and in combat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/we-have-increasingly-fewer-and-fewer-journalists-who-have-any/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/as-i-say-i-m-a-discourse-advocate-what-form-it-comes-is-less/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/the-death-rate-among-marines-in-iraq-has-been-more-than-double-that/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [I'm in the reporting part of journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/i-m-in-the-reporting-part-of-journalism/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/a-skill-required-to-be-president-is-to-explain-to-the-american-people/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [Those who know me know I won't hesitate to turn around and point someone out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/those-who-know-me-know-i-won-t-hesitate-to-turn-around-and-point/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [Let me be clear: Despite Roger Clemens' statements to the contrary, I never injected Roger Clemens, or anyone else, with lidocaine or B-12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/let-me-be-clear-despite-roger-clemens-statements-to-the-contrary-i/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

> [People can get their news any way they want. What I love about what's happened is that there are so many different avenues, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-lehrer/people-can-get-their-news-any-way-they-want-what-i-love-about-what-s/)

[Jim Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-lehrer/)

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