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Tom Brokaw
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 6
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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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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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TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.
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No text message will ever replace the first kiss.
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It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.
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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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In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up.
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I wanted to see what was going on in the world. I sometimes think I overwished.
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Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
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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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