Quotes By Dan Rather

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.

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.

I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth".

I'd much rather wear out than rust out.