Tom Brokaw Quotes
The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.
David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.
Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.
You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.
there on the beaches of Normandy I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness.
In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up.
Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.
It is not enough to wire the world if you short-circuit the soul. Technology without heart is not enough.
Bias, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. Facts are your firewall against bias.
I always think there are people looking not so much for information as for reassurance and reaffirmation of their views.
A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility
Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down.
What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous.
It will do us little good to wire the world if we limit our vision. It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circuit our souls.
One of the things that we don't want to do is to destroy the infrastructure of Iraq, because in a few days we're going to own that country.
I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.
We were not just competitors and colleagues, we were friends. We had a lot of opportunities to reflect on this in the last year. It was a competitive brotherhood.
Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to make sure that our piece of that remains important to those young people.
Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to the daily habits and needs of us all.
There are more facts and more truths told in the first eight minutes of The Daily Show than most political news conferences in Washington.
I hope the World War II generation doesn't lose that quality that made them so appealing: their modesty, and the way they are always looking forward and seldom back.
The favourite bumper sticker in Washington D.C. right now is one that says 'First Iraq, then France'
People do not like to have their favorite myths of idols challenged and as a rule I think that the public does not like bad news.
I like Washington a great deal. I enjoyed living there. But then I've enjoyed living almost everywhere I've ever been. I just find that it's a different menu wherever you go.
Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style.
