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Dan Rather
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 31
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Texas
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I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.
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I quote the late Ed Murow. ... He said: 'Look, people listen to me when they want an eyewitness account. 'They think I'm a pretty good reporter. But when it comes to my opinions, mine are not worth anymore than the guy at the end of the bar.' And I believe that about myself.
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Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.
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One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.
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I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.
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Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole - some of it by law, a lot of it by fear and tradition. But there was no violence where I lived, and if there was hate, it was either concealed from me or I just didn't recognize it.
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Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.
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I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.
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I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
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If frogs had side pockets, they'd carry hand guns.
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Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada at least a huge taco.
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I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect.
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To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged. I'll trust you to make sure that doesn't happen.
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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'.
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The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide.
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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
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