Dan Rather Quotes About Literature

Quotes about: Literature

• The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

  Dan Rather

  Thank You, Education, Dream

  Dan Rather (1984). “The Camera Never Blinks”, Ballantine Books

• I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.

  Dan Rather

  Addiction, Cracks, News

  "Inside Story: the Wit and Wisdom of Dan Rather". www.independent.co.uk. November 29, 2004.

• Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

  Dan Rather

  Moving, One Direction, Literature

• I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to 'smack,' and quickly.

  Dan Rather

  Funny, Drug, Understanding

• Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.

  Dan Rather

  Country, Grandmother, Playing Games

  Dan Rather (1995). “The Camera Never Blinks Twice: The Further Adventures of a Television Journalist”, Hearst Books

• Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.

  Dan Rather

  Business, Literature, Egomaniacs

• I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount about LSD. I've never been a social user of any of these things, but my curiosity has carried me into a lot of interesting areas.

  Dan Rather

  Confidence, Interesting, Curiosity

• I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

  Dan Rather

  Political, Caves, Literature

• This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

  Dan Rather

  Squares, Race, Literature

• For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

  Dan Rather

  Mean Girls, Hurt, Boys

• Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

  Dan Rather

  Thinking, Style, Democracy

  CBS "Evening News", June 17, 1987.

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