Dan Rather Quotes
- Only votes talk, everything else walks.
- Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.
- A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
- Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
- As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.
- Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.
- Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.
- I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.
- I'd much rather wear out than rust out.
- I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
- This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.
- Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.
- And for whatever reason I've loved the news since I can remember. I loved it when I was in elementary school.
- Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?
- For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it…
- I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.
- I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.
- I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.
- I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.
- I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.