Peter Jennings Quotes

A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.
Peter Jennings

Politics, Time, Long

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.
Peter Jennings

Life, Humor, Sense

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.
Peter Jennings

Islam, Important, Against

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Peter Jennings

Religion, After, Empire

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.
Peter Jennings

Give, Advice, Reporter

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.
Peter Jennings

Labor, Ahead, Front

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
Peter Jennings

Life, Admit, Dedicated

As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.
Peter Jennings

Nothing, Off, Limits

Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
Peter Jennings

Truth, Put, Here

Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
Peter Jennings

Nation, Makes, Issues

Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
Peter Jennings

Faith, Religion, Confused

Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.
Peter Jennings

Moment, Goes, Debate

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.
Peter Jennings

Plan, National, Texas

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.
Peter Jennings

Faith, Religion, Lives

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.
Peter Jennings

Anybody, Looks, Thinks

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
Peter Jennings

God, Strong, Through

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
Peter Jennings

Him, Guy, Listen

I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.
Peter Jennings

Life, Good, Works

I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
Peter Jennings

Best, Political, Find

I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.
Peter Jennings

Negative, Sometimes, Eye

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.
Peter Jennings

Religion, Cynical, Degree

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.
Peter Jennings

Sure, Ask, Quite

I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.
Peter Jennings

Big, Beginning, Fan

I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
Peter Jennings

Everybody, Wants, Concerned

I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.
Peter Jennings

Scholar, Reporter

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Journalist

Born: July 29, 1938

Died: 2005

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