Peter Jennings Quotes

Illegal immigrants have been a problem in America for hundreds of years ... Just ask any Indian. — Peter Jennings

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky! — Peter Jennings

[President Bush should] quit hiding behind the Secret Service, come out and face the nation and explain his failure to protect the country. — Peter Jennings

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous. — Peter Jennings

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

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it. — Peter Jennings

A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics. — Peter Jennings

There's no such thing as an independent person. — Peter Jennings

The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father. — Peter Jennings

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

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

Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't. — Peter Jennings

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America. — Peter Jennings

I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar. — Peter Jennings

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

Scholars will argue with each other about everything. — Peter Jennings

Canada join the United States? Where would young Canadians run off to for adventure? Where would Americans run to escape? — Peter Jennings

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

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters. — Peter Jennings

The risk of sudden death is miniscule, overstating this risk is not going to stop them from taking the drug. — Peter Jennings

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

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

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

I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it. — Peter Jennings

I believe there are unidentified flying objects, I'm just not sure who's driving. — Peter Jennings

I think that Peter Jennings is the only decent one of the big three. — Alexander Payne

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

Do you think in many ways, sir, you're the victim of circumstance now? — Peter Jennings

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

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people. — Peter Jennings

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization. — Peter Jennings

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

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

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

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

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

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War. — Peter Jennings

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

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

We are survivors from the moment of diagnosis. — Peter Jennings

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist. — Peter Jennings

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