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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
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Dan Rather
Age: 82
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I have tried to remain a working, cutting-edge journalist and I don't do it the way everybody else does it. And I think that's the difference.
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And for whatever reason I've loved the news since I can remember. I loved it when I was in elementary school.
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Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.
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