Peter Jennings Quotes

I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.

I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.

I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.

I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.

I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.

Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.

Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?

Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.

As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.