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I have tried to remain a working, cutting-edge journalist and I don't do it the way everybody else does it. And I think that's the difference.

There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever.

Journalism is not a precise science, it's a crude art

These guys [the Catholic church] make Enron look like altar boys.

Americans are once again looking outward

My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker.

We are the "can do" country. We adjust to situations better than any people in the history of the world ... We adjust to change.

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.

As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

[My job is] a very high trapeze act, frequently with no net.

A lot of tight Senate races out there. Let's hit those chips with another dash of salsa, Ed Bradley.

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

When the going gets weird, anchormen punt.

It's the ratings, stupid, don't you know? They've got us putting more fuzz and wuzz on the air, cop-show stuff.

I know that this story is true.

The difference between love and sex is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

The Michigan Republican primary apparently is tighter than Willie Nelson's headband.

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

I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.

Stay with CBS now for more news, including: Is there a pall over the mall as holiday shoppers think small?

The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide.

Journalism is less addictive than communism.

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance.

What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.

Writing is the rock on which everything is built.

Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.

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

Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

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

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

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow

It's the American way: if you don't vote, you don't get to whine.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

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

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

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

If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle.

There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now.

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

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

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

One finds oneself saying: 'I know the right question, but ... this is not exactly the right time to ask it.'

We may see Michael Jackson's baby before we know the final outcome of this race for the House of Representatives tonight.

If you liked this broadcast, we hope you'll watch it again tomorrow night and maybe tell your neighbors about it.

I've never believed in measuring one's worth by the size of his or her bank account. I prefer to look at distance traveled.

I would rather wear out than rust out.

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada at least a huge taco.

I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell.

I'm part of nobody's world except Brezhnev's.

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

It's the old shell game.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

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

They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale.

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

The Republican convention opens in New York to re-nominate George W. Bush and showcase the party's, quote, 'moderate side.' Will voters buy it?

One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

Do not let the truth get in the way of a good story.

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

Those of you watching and listening, get a cup of coffee or a spot of tea and join us back here in just a few moments.

If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog.

If frogs had side pockets, they'd carry hand guns.

I can say with confidence I know a fair bit about LSD.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.