Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing. Christiane Amanpour More Quotes by Christiane Amanpour More Quotes From Christiane Amanpour What Americans don't care much about is the piffle we put on TV these days, what they don't care about is boring, irrelevant, badly told stories, and what they really hate is the presumption that they're too stupid to know the difference. Christiane Amanpour differenceshatestupid In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies. Christiane Amanpour iranrussiaplay In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press. Christiane Amanpour iranreformdemocracy If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive. Christiane Amanpour aliveresponsibilitychildren If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do? Christiane Amanpour viewersno-respectifs In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child. Christiane Amanpour gunchildrenthinking Mostly, as I said, a desire to do a bit of good, and the quaint notion that this is what we signed up for, this is the business that we have chosen. Christiane Amanpour quaintsaiddesire Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad. Christiane Amanpour dont-trustunited-statespeople I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get. Christiane Amanpour storiesrunningpeople We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN. Christiane Amanpour cnnmistakeworld And I really believe good journalism is good business. Christiane Amanpour journalismbusinessbelieve We turn now over the debate of the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero....The controversy has raised profound questions about religious tolerance and prejudice in the United States. Christiane Amanpour islamiczeroreligious People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly. Christiane Amanpour wellsstoriespeople But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the world, the United States, which affects every other country in the world. Christiane Amanpour importantselfcountry I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was. Christiane Amanpour warpastyears Because I am foreign I was assigned to the foreign desk. I kid you not, its true. Christiane Amanpour deskskids Im not an American but I have always had the outsiders respect for the American people and the American way. Christiane Amanpour outsiderspeopleway Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people. Christiane Amanpour talenttechnologypeople I'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor 'This Week' and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day. Christiane Amanpour issuesanchorsteam Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children. Christiane Amanpour marriedpassionchildren
