Peter Jennings Quotes

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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.

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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.

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Reagan, Roosevelt, Essential

I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.

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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.

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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.

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Think, Occasion, Which, Skeptical

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

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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.

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Different People, Slave, Different Things

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.

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Will, Other, About, Scholars

As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.

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Think, Nothing, Journalist, Limits

I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Think, I Think, Very, Shout

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.

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Some, Continue, Reporters, Anchor

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.

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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.

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Through, How, Period, Connections

Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.

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Sense Of Humor, Need, Always, Boot

I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.

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Everybody, Concerned, Notion, Objective

Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

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Debate, Goes, Hoping, Candidate

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.

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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.

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Think, Left-Wing, Carefully, Right-Wing

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

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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.

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Confused, Interest, My Own, Driven

I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.

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Big, Fan, CNN, Watched

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

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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

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