Peter Jennings Quotes & Sayings

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. — Peter Jennings

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. — Peter Jennings

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

We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know. — Peter Jennings

There's no such thing as an independent person. — Peter Jennings

I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar. — Peter Jennings

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

Do you think in many ways, sir, you're the victim of circumstance now? — Peter Jennings

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

I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it. — Peter Jennings

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

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

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

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? — Peter Jennings

Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot. — Peter Jennings

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

Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.. — Peter Jennings

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

Scholars will argue with each other about everything. — Peter Jennings

We are survivors from the moment of diagnosis. — Peter Jennings

Canada join the United States? Where would young Canadians run off to for adventure? Where would Americans run to escape? — Peter Jennings

The risk of sudden death is miniscule, overstating this risk is not going to stop them from taking the drug. — Peter Jennings

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. — Peter Jennings

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did. — Peter Jennings

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

[President Bush should] quit hiding behind the Secret Service, come out and face the nation and explain his failure to protect the country. — Peter Jennings

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. — Peter Jennings

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service. — Peter Jennings

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

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

I think there is a mainstream media. CNN is mainstream media, and the main, ABC, CBS, NBC are mainstream media. And I think it's just essentially to make the point that we are largely in the center without particular axes to grind, without ideologies which are represented in our daily coverage, at least certainly not on purpose. — Peter Jennings

If you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong. — Peter Jennings

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. — Peter Jennings

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America. — Peter Jennings

The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father. — Peter Jennings

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

I believe there are unidentified flying objects, I'm just not sure who's driving. — Peter Jennings

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky! — Peter Jennings

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters. — Peter Jennings

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

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

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

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

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War. — Peter Jennings

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

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

Illegal immigrants have been a problem in America for hundreds of years ... Just ask any Indian. — Peter Jennings

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

And once again the government has failed to get the kind of cooperation from the relatives that might allow the case of this young boy to end in a civilized manner that is best for him. — Peter Jennings