I am not in this business as a calling. I don't do what I do to right any wrongs. Morley Safer More Quotes by Morley Safer More Quotes From Morley Safer Whenever it's suggested that our sponsors have some kind of influence or control of what we cover in some kind of censorship through financial pressure, it's rubbish. That's never happened. Morley Safer rubbishfinancialpressure Some people, you have to grit your teeth in order to stay in the same room as them, but you get on and ask the questions you assume most of the people watching want to ask. Morley Safer teethorderpeople When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and she respected that. Morley Safer widowsinterviewsalive I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years. Morley Safer threetwoyears [The] BBC was known as Auntie suggesting someone prudish and Victorian and that she still is on some days. On others she's a champagne-soaked floozie, her skirts in disarray, her mind in the gutter, and the mixture can be quite wonderful. Morley Safer auntieguttersmind BBC Radio is not so much an art or industry as it is a way of life . . . a mirror that reflects . . . the eccentricities, the looniness that make Britons slightly different from other humans. Morley Safer radiomirrorsart This [the movie Babe] is the way Americans want to think of pigs. Real-life 'Babes' see no sun in their limited lives, with no hay to lie on, no mud to roll in. The sows live in tiny cages, so narrow they can't even turn around. They live over metal grates, and their waste is pushed through slats beneath them and flushed into huge pits. Morley Safer realfoodlying A lot of sponsors over the years have left us. They've all come back. But they chose to leave us for a while because of stories we have done about them or their products or their friend's products or whatever. Morley Safer donestoriesyears The Republicans learned well from Bill Clinton. Morley Safer republicanbillsclinton In many ways when Jerry Ford pardoned Nixon, in a certain way, he did speak for the country. Morley Safer fogcountryway Clinton's pardoning of Marc Rich was off-the-wall. Morley Safer richwalleurope Pilgrims who are looking for a cure are soon looking for a curio. Morley Safer pilgrimcures Parents like the idea of kids, they just don't like their kids. Morley Safer parentkidsideas I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there is one little screw loose somewhere. Morley Safer personalitylittlesthinking The Bush Cabinet is quite interesting, there are no flashy people in there. No stars. They all seem quite focused and serious and knowledgeable about the areas to which they have been appointed. Morley Safer starspeopleinteresting No great pastry chef has sweet teeth. Morley Safer greatteethsweetchef When I grow up, I want to have an exhibit called 'American Motel.' Morley Safer grow-upamericangrowwant So much crap passes as information that not only does the audience sometimes miss the distinction between news and crap, the editors sometimes miss the distinction. Morley Safer missnewsinformationsometimes We don't want anything from the government but that furtive little fellow called the truth - which, by the way, they'll never give you - which you have to go out and find by talking to people. Morley Safer yougovernmenttruthpeople I have no desire to put my feet up. Why would I? Morley Safer whyupfeetdesire
