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I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell.

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Dan Rather
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 31
Journalist
News Presenter
Opinion Journalist
Television Producer
Wharton
Texas
Daniel Irvin Dan Rather
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Daniel Irvin Dan Rather Jr.
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The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.
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The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you.
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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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