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Tom Brokaw
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 6
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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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I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.
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It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
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Don't be afraid to do something unconventional, to take a chance, to risk something.
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A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility
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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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It will do us little good to wire the world if we limit our vision. It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circuit our souls.
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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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I hope the World War II generation doesn't lose that quality that made them so appealing: their modesty, and the way they are always looking forward and seldom back.
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Ratings to me are a little like the Chinese Government. I don't fully understand what makes a rating go. I don't know what makes the American television audience respond to one person and not t another. There very seldom are great differences between many television personalities.
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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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It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about.
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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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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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Bias, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. Facts are your firewall against bias.
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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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