I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.
- Peter Jennings
Think, Like, I Think, Beholder
Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.
- Peter Jennings
Critics, Senator, Outspoken
It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.
- Peter Jennings
Reagan, Roosevelt, Essential
I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.
- Peter Jennings
My Life, Think, Very, Good Works
I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.
- Peter Jennings
Questions, Raised, Sure, OK
I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.
- Peter Jennings
Think, Occasion, Which, Skeptical
I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
- Peter Jennings
Execution, Became, Struck
I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
- Peter Jennings
Different People, Slave, Different Things
Scholars will argue with each other about everything.
- Peter Jennings
Will, Other, About, Scholars
As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.
- Peter Jennings
Think, Nothing, Journalist, Limits
I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
- Peter Jennings
Reporter, Scholar
We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.
- Peter Jennings
Through, Been, Period, None
I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.
- Peter Jennings
Think, Against, I Think, At Least One
Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
- Peter Jennings
Dedicated, George W. Bush, George W
George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.
- Peter Jennings
Meant, Which, Guard, George W
Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
- Peter Jennings
Nation, How, Stands, Elect
I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
- Peter Jennings
Think, I Think, Very, Shout
Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
- Peter Jennings
Some, Continue, Reporters, Anchor
The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.
- Peter Jennings
Ahead, Been, November, Front
I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
- Peter Jennings
Through, How, Period, Connections
Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.
- Peter Jennings
Sense Of Humor, Need, Always, Boot
I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
- Peter Jennings
Everybody, Concerned, Notion, Objective
Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.
- Peter Jennings
Debate, Goes, Hoping, Candidate
Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.
- Peter Jennings
Think, I Think, May, Mrs
I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.
- Peter Jennings
Think, Left-Wing, Carefully, Right-Wing
I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.
- Peter Jennings
Advice, Think, Give, Reporter
Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
- Peter Jennings
Confused, Interest, My Own, Driven
I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.
- Peter Jennings
Big, Fan, CNN, Watched
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
- Peter Jennings
Always, Away, Though, Conventional
If you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong.
- Peter Jennings
Think, News, May, Tailor
I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
- Peter Jennings
Always, Wanted, About, Immigrant
I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.
- Peter Jennings
Faith, Sensitive, Lives, Spirituality
Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
- Peter Jennings
Think, Here, I Think, Journalist
A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.
- Peter Jennings
Politics, Long Time, Couple, Weeks
I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
- Peter Jennings
Process, Think, I Think, Compelling
There's no such thing as an independent person.
- Peter Jennings
Independence, Person, Thing, Independent
The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.
- Peter Jennings
Father, My Life, One Thing, The One Thing
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