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If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as, 'Candle-making industry threatened'. — Newt Gingrich

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. — Dan Rather

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

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

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

Americans are once again looking outward — Dan Rather

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

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

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

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. — Dan Rather

Windsurfing, the sound of the word contains all the mystery of a solitary buoy in the fog, echoing across the water at the end of the day. — Laurie Nadel

Like Salvador Dali's paintings of watches melting in the sand, time wanders at its own curious pace whenever you're on vacation in a foreign country. — Laurie Nadel

Of all the things I wish for her, above all, I want her to know and love the sea. — Laurie Nadel

Don't be indecisive and unstable in all your ways. Rather, walk in the strength, confidence, and boldness that come from decisive action. — Dan Miller

If you didn't fall down, you would never have learned how to pick yourself up. — Laurie Nadel

Intuitive knowing can be described as an openness to flashes of insight — Laurie Nadel

The feeling of freedom and scent of sea air are intoxicating. As the wind picks up, I gain speed, holding on to life with a capital L — Laurie Nadel

Inside, my spirit is sparkling like foam on the crest of a wave at high tide under a full moon. — Laurie Nadel

In the end, Dan Rather's legend skewered him, CBS and the craft of journalism. — Tina Brown

What mindfulness does is create some space in your head so you can, as the Buddhists say, "respond" rather than simply "react." In — Dan Harris

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. — Dan Rather

Soul-to-soul contact sweeps through, like a tsunami, leaving in its wake just this: unconditional surrender and overwhelming gentleness. — Laurie Nadel

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. — Dan Rather

You ask me if I love you and I choke on my reply. I'd rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie. — Dan Hill

Dan Rather is guilty of not being skeptical enough about a story that was politically loaded. — Bill O'Reilly

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

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

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? — Dan Rather

That's all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of Abraham! — Dan Simmons

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

I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors. — Mika Brzezinski

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

God is found in the collection of Many ... rather than in the One. — Dan Brown

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

My former identity was lying around, somewhere, fragmented and buried, like shards from an earlier civilization. — Laurie Nadel

Professional loyalty now flows "horizontally" to and from your network rather than "vertically" to your boss, as Dan Pink has noted. — Reid Hoffman

Good morning, this is Dan Rather, with the news. Today, [person] died in an insanely nonhumorous manner — Tao Lin

When the going gets weird, anchormen punt. — Dan Rather

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

The human psyche is a self-correcting mechanism. — Laurie Nadel

One of the nicest things about NBC is that Tom Brokaw is not Dan Rather. — Michael Gartner

I know that this story is true. — Dan Rather

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

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

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

CBS is planning a tribute to Dan Rather ... the memo went out a month ago but everyone assumed it was a fake. — Ann Coulter

106 [degrees] in the valley ... I was sweating like Dan Rather checking for forged documents. — Jay Leno

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

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

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

Journalism is less addictive than communism. — Dan Rather

My expectations are not in any future event. I would rather just be prepared for whatever might take place. — Dan Webster

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

Barely halfway back, exhaustion sets in. What if I don't make it? An edge of panic gets intercepted by a calmer inner voice: Look behind you. — Laurie Nadel

Dan would rather play golf than have sex any day. — Marilyn Quayle

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. — Dan Rather

I'm part of nobody's world except Brezhnev's. — Dan Rather

I'd rather know how you feel than hope and wonder and delude myself for weeks on end ... — Dan Wells

Learning to locate your own gut response is essential if you are to be able to identify and acknowledge your intuition. — Laurie Nadel

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

Flip a coin. Life or death. Heads or tails. You never know. — Laurie Nadel

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. — Dan Rather

I would rather wear out than rust out. — Dan Rather

Our time on earth is not well spent by counting rewards before God has given them to us, but rather, by looking for our faults and repenting of them — Dan Schilling

An intuitive insight or concept can often turn out to be an unexpected success. — Laurie Nadel

There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now. — Dan Rather

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. — Dan Rather

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

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

Intuition is a gift, an inner power that you can turn to whenever you need it. — Laurie Nadel

It's the old shell game. — Dan Rather

Instead of falling, I am dancing with the wind. — Laurie Nadel

A hero. You want to be one of those rare human beings who make history, rather than merely watch it flow around them like water around a rock. — Dan Simmons

I grew up in the era when Dan Rather hated Richard Nixon. He was a newsman, but you knew what his opinion was. — Roger Ailes

Never eat spinach just before going on the air. — Dan Rather

Christ never intended to cover up the dark side of life, but rather to illuminate a path through it. — Dan B. Allender

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. — Dan Rather

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex. — Dan Rather

Only votes talk, everything else walks. — Dan Rather

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

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

The only sharks I'm afraid of are the ones that wear three-piece suits and write memos. — Laurie Nadel

Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy. — Walter Cronkite

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

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

There are two kinds of special events: planned and unplanned. — Laurie Nadel

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

It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself. — Dan Castellaneta

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

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

Here was a king who saw his subjects as peers and allies around whom he had growing up rather than semi-alien entities to be suspected and persecuted. — Dan Jones

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

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

I took up windsurfing to explore my own courage. — Laurie Nadel

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

Where are you?'
'I am between the light and the waves. — Laurie Nadel

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls. — Dan Rather

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

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

Around 1967 Dan Bobrow wrote a program to do algebra problems based on symbols rather than numbers. — Marvin Minsky