All Jessica Savitch Quotes
- Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a… Assignment
- Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top. Chance
- When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of… Afraid
- Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities. Brings
- No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. Achieved
- For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work. Eight
- Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention. Attention
- A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men. Fact
- I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist. Accepted
- It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort. Career
- Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set… Age
- I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked? Baked
- In real life, events seem much less dramatic. Dramatic
- Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude. Ineptitude
- A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood. Blood
- Men still control the news, both on and off camera. Both
- What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death? Death
- The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months. Canal
- To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right. Firsts
- I have had a lifelong phobia of snakes. Inspirational
- In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next? Ever Read
- In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter. Beginning
- News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows. Controlled
- Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth. Believe
- I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise. Half