David Muir Professions : Journalist Born : November 8, 1973 Browse All Authors Top 29 quotes by David Muir I think there [on Cuba] is going to be an extraordinary reception.Cubans are - they want to hold onto their culture, their heritage, but they also want to embrace this opportunity, perhaps, for new economic freedoms. David Muir want opportunity thinking [Barack Obama] is aware of the criticism back home [from Cuba] that this embargo still exists. David Muir cuba criticism home Here in Havana where families make about $20 a month, fewer than 5 percent have Internet in their homes, they are prepared. But it's hard to predict how sweeping this change will be, if the people of Cuba are even ready for it. David Muir months home people At 25, I found myself anchoring coverage of President Clinton's impeachment trial from Capitol Hill for WTVH-TV in my hometown of Syracuse, New York. I then covered Hillary Clinton's first Senate run. David Muir new myself hill hometown I think there is a danger when it comes to fake news because there is some fake news out there, but there's also a danger when you only hear back to you the beliefs you already have. David Muir think you news fake If any event teaches you how to perform on no sleep, it's a hurricane. David Muir event how you sleep There's something about a sign-off that seems predictable. I just say whatever comes to my mind, to the pleasure and horror of the control room, I'm sure. David Muir control say pleasure mind The reporting has always been what drives me. David Muir reporting been me always There's no such thing as alternative facts. David Muir alternative thing facts While anchoring at Boston's WCVB-TV, I reported on Mitt Romney's run for Massachusetts governor. David Muir anchoring governor run boston I remember being in New Orleans after Katrina hearing people calling, 'Help me,' and wanting to slide down in the seat of my car because it felt like I was invading their suffering. But I also know that our being there gave them a voice. David Muir me car suffering people I think people do want to cut through the noise, and they do want straight shooters, and they want you to call people out on the facts when the facts are the facts. David Muir think you facts people I think the American people are bombarded with information from all directions, all day long. David Muir day think long people Our job every single night is to call out hypocrisy on both sides to make sure we're holding Republicans accountable and Democrats accountable, that we're holding the president accountable for promises made. David Muir promises job single night I still like the physicality of papers. David Muir still like physicality papers I think Americans are a lot smarter than many give them credit for. David Muir i-think give think credit I do feel if we underestimate the viewer, it's at our own peril. David Muir our own feel underestimate If you go to certain cable news shows, you're generally going to hear the viewpoints that you already have reported back to you. I think there's no harm in that. David Muir go think you news Peter Jennings was the James Bond of evening news, and I always wanted to be that. His evening news was really a conversation with America, and I hope that's something I can achieve. David Muir bond evening hope conversation I'm so privileged to sit where Diane Sawyer and Peter Jennings sat. David Muir sit where sat privileged Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors
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