Dan Rather - Quotes

Quotes

  • "There's an old saying that you should marry a girl from Texas because no matter how tough things get, she's tougher."
  • "I cannot remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter."
  • During the newscast on May 21, 1980 regarding the Mount St. Helens eruption, Rather (who was substituting for Cronkite) stated "It is an event that defies superlatives."
  • "You can't be a good reporter and not regularly be involved in some kind of controversy."
  • In reference to the CBS News, while referring to Katie Couric, Rather stated that "the mistake was to try to bring the 'Today' show ethos to the 'Evening News,' and to dumb it down, tart it up in hopes of attracting a younger audience."

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