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Walter Cronkite quotes

American Journalist November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009

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The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give..."
I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got. Walter Cronkite
I think being a liberal, in the true sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, non-committed to a cause - but examining each case on its merits. Being left of center is another thing; it's a political position. I think most newspapermen by definition have to be liberal; if they're not liberal, by my definition of it, then they can hardly be good newspapermen. If they're preordained dogmatists for a cause, then they can't be very good journalists; that is, if they carry it into their... Walter Cronkite
I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with their families who spent any more time with their family. Walter Cronkite
I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the..."
I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated. Walter Cronkite
I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act..."
We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as..."
Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a..."
America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all..."
There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck."
The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap..."
Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people..."
There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite quote: "Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the..."
Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened. Walter Cronkite

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