Facts about Edward R. Murrow

Occup.Journalist
FromUSA
BornApril 25, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1965
Aged57 years

Summary

Edward R. Murrow was a famous Journalist from USA, who lived between April 25, 1908 and April 27, 1965. He/she became 57 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Edward, under the main topics: History - Science.

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22 Famous quotes by Edward R. Murrow

Small: Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesnt mean you are wiser than when it reached
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar"
Small: Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them
"Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them"
Small: Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit
"Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit"
Small: Fame is morally neutral
"Fame is morally neutral"
Small: We cannot make good news out of bad practice
"We cannot make good news out of bad practice"
Small: To be persuasive we must be believable to be believable we must be credible credible we must be truthfu
"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful"
Small: The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribu
"The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue"
Small: The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable except
"The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved"
Small: The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer
"The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer"
Small: People say conversation is a lost art how often I have wished it were
"People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were"
Small: Good night, and good luck
"Good night, and good luck"
Small: A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. Theres nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say Ive d
"A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I've done is agitate the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom - it's gone"
Small: Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions
"Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions"
Small: No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices
"No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices"
Small: Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information
"Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information"
Small: We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of Americ
"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it"
Small: If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable nu
"If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which would decline to carry it on the grounds that a Western or a quiz show would be more profitable"
Small: Anyone who isnt confused really doesnt understand the situation
"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation"
Small: A satellite has no conscience
"A satellite has no conscience"
Small: Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts
"Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts"
Small: We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home
"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home"
Small: The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human be
"The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it"