#be

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. ↗

— Dan Rather

#democracy #fiercely #free #freedom #heart

And for whatever reason I've loved the news since I can remember. I loved it when I was in elementary school. ↗

— Dan Rather

#elementary school #i #i can #loved #news

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new. ↗

— Dan Rather

#access #bargaining #been #campaigns #candidates

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place. ↗

— Dan Rather

#cannot #first #forget #had #history

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect. ↗

— Dan Rather

#campaigns #compete #covering #editors #empathize

Never eat spinach just before going on the air. ↗

— Dan Rather

#before #eat #going #just #never

The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted. ↗

— Dan Rather

#being #father #gave #great #invisible

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not. But again maybe not, but again that's like if a frog had side pockets he'd probably wear a handgun. ↗

— Dan Rather

#case #frog #had #handgun #jones

This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's, on its best day, is a crude art. We make mistakes; I make mistakes. With more than 50 years as a journalist, I have at least had the opportunity to blow more stories, make more mistakes than maybe anybody in television. ↗

— Dan Rather

#art #best #blow #crude #day

I am confident of doing well because I am enjoying my sport again. ↗

— Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

#am #because #confident #doing #enjoying