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Tom Brokaw
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 6
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It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circut our souls. There is no delete button for racism, poverty, or sectarian violence. No key stroke can ever clean the air, save a river, preserve a forest. This transformational new technology must be an extension of our hearts as well as of our mind.
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No text message will ever replace the first kiss.
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It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about.
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I always think there are people looking not so much for information as for reassurance and reaffirmation of their views.
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I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.
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I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.
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Sackcloth and kelp soup are not required, but the Buddhist reminder of the need to live lightly on the earth is a helpful guide to the daily habits and needs of us all.
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If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is the high church.
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Votes are something that you earn.
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A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility
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People do not like to have their favorite myths of idols challenged and as a rule I think that the public does not like bad news.
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Bob Hope was an entertainment colossus, shrewd and influential well beyond show business. Richard Zoglin's biography captures it all--the public and private Hope.
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Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches.
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Bias, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. Facts are your firewall against bias.
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Don't be afraid to do something unconventional, to take a chance, to risk something.
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I like Washington a great deal. I enjoyed living there. But then I've enjoyed living almost everywhere I've ever been. I just find that it's a different menu wherever you go.
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TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.
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Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.
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Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style.
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