All Eric Sevareid Quotes
- The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness. Bigger
- The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety. America
- With breathtaking rapidity, we are destroying all that was lovely to look at and turning America into a prison house of the spirit. The affluent… Affluent
- No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide. Crime
- I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance. All
- The chief source of problems is solutions. Chief
- You can't know who you are, as a nation or a people, unless you know where you've been. Been
- For children, Christmas is anticipation. For adults, Christmas is memory. Adults
- Brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those, who profit by postponing it, pretend. Brotherhood
- Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate. Appearance
- I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow. Day
- There are only two kinds of people in the world, suckers and people that can be had. Everyone can be had, but a sucker will… All
- The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the… Been
- Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper's principle: "The… Best
- The five happiest people I have ever met all had this strange little quirk of referring to their jobs as a 'calling.' All
- The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change. American
- Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something. Boy
- Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks. Dealing
- People, if given the choice between anarchy and dictatorship, will always choose dictatorship because anarchy is the worst dictatorship of all. All
- Most problems are caused by solutions. Caused
- Saints are usually killed by their own people. Inspirational
- Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides… Beautiful Christmas
- Consultant: an ordinary guy more than 50 miles from home. Consultant
- Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor. Dangerous
- Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt. Better