I played high school basketball at six feet, then I went to 5-11 in my 50's, and then, bang, I went down to 5-9. Tom Brokaw More Quotes by Tom Brokaw More Quotes From Tom Brokaw It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. Tom Brokaw motivation appreciation inspirational A big part of making your own luck is just charging out of the gate every morning. Tom Brokaw bigs luck morning You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world. Tom Brokaw education motivational graduation It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circut our souls. There is no delete button for racism, poverty, or sectarian violence. No key stroke can ever clean the air, save a river, preserve a forest. This transformational new technology must be an extension of our hearts as well as of our mind. Tom Brokaw technology acceptance heart Bias, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. Facts are your firewall against bias. Tom Brokaw beholder eye facts In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up. Tom Brokaw relationships-with-others pursuit passion No text message will ever replace the first kiss. Tom Brokaw first-kiss kissing messages I believe you make your own luck. My motto is ‘It’s always a mistake not to go.’ So I jump on the airplane, try new things—sometimes I get in way over my head, but then I think, I’ll work my way out of this somehow. A big part of making your own luck is just charging out of the gate every morning…The thing I love about living in New York is that I never fail to get up in the morning and think, Something adventurous is going to happen today. The energy is operating at full throttle all the time. And if you want to be lucky you’ve got to go out and take advantage of it. Tom Brokaw new-york mistake morning I always think there are people looking not so much for information as for reassurance and reaffirmation of their views. Tom Brokaw views people thinking It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about. Tom Brokaw journalism storytelling fake-people The WWII generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow " For better or for worse--it was the last generation in which, broadly speaking, marriage was a commitment and divorce was not an option Tom Brokaw divorce country commitment It is not enough to wire the world if you short-circuit the soul. Technology without heart is not enough. Tom Brokaw technology soul heart A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility Tom Brokaw generations responsibility war Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way. Tom Brokaw thoughtful innocent-person strong Don't be afraid to do something unconventional, to take a chance, to risk something. Tom Brokaw unconventional risk chance Votes are something that you earn. Tom Brokaw vote It doesn't do any good to wire the world if we short circuit the soul. Tom Brokaw wire soul world there on the beaches of Normandy I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness. Tom Brokaw greatness beach people If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is the high church. Tom Brokaw church fishing ifs There has never been a military operation remotely approaching the scale and the complexity of D-Day. It involved 176,000 troops, more than 12,000 airplanes, almost 10,000 ships, boats, landing craft, frigates, sloops, and other special combat vessels--all involved in a surprise attack on the heavily fortified north coast of France, to secure a beachhead in the heart of enemy-held territory so that the march to Germany and victory could begin. It was daring, risky, confusing, bloody, and ultimately glorious [p.25] Tom Brokaw airplane military heart
