Dan Rather Professions : Journalist Born : October 31, 1931 Browse All Authors Top 117 quotes by Dan Rather Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. Dan Rather cancer courage sympathy A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy. Dan Rather independent democracy heart A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity. Dan Rather sacrifice dream opportunity The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'. Dan Rather dream education thank-you The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious. Dan Rather bark smell dog A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well. Dan Rather negative-people life-lesson inspirational I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things. Dan Rather honesty lying thinking Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly. Dan Rather one-direction literature moving One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs. Dan Rather journalist roles important If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all. Dan Rather difficulty journey long (Obama's) a nice person, he's very articulate this is what's been used against him, but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic. Dan Rather flags nice racism 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 distance inspirational looks Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. Dan Rather balance inspire life If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog. Dan Rather journalism should dog Music is important. It says things you heart can't say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they're doing - and don't take music for granted. Dan Rather cutting heart school 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 florida california texas But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place. Dan Rather memorial opportunity museums 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 stupid air stuff The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you. Dan Rather dream teacher believe I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes. Dan Rather addiction news cracks Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors
