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Quote Left I now know how Abbot felt when Costello left, how Brinkley felt when Huntley left, how Sears felt when Roebuck left, and, of course, how Dan Rather felt when Connie left. (at Robert MacNeil's retirement dinner) Quote Right
Quote Left I have a feeling this is destiny. On the eve of her third marriage Quote Right
Quote Left The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. Quote Right
Quote Left Under Bill Ford Jr.'s leadership, there hasn't been one vehicle that's been a real cash cow. Now I think he's made his move, and he is going to be known from now on as Mr. Hybrid. If he is successful, he'll be a historic figure. Quote Right
Quote Left Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that they contain some sort of social message. I cannot take very seriously a social message delivered by an actor who is paid nine million dollars to deliver it, and who charges you five dollars to see it. Quote Right
Quote Left The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. Quote Right
Quote Left People have this illusion that all over the world, all of the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world nothing is happening. Quote Right
Quote Left Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. Quote Right
Quote Left A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. Quote Right
Quote Left A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. Quote Right

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