
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