Facts about Walter Cronkite

Occup.Journalist
FromUSA
BornNovember 4, 1916
DiedJuly 17, 2009
Aged92 years

Summary

Walter Cronkite was a famous Journalist from USA, who lived between November 4, 1916 and July 17, 2009. He/she became 92 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Walter.

Related authors: Dan Rather (Journalist), Connie Chung (Journalist), Rachel Maddow (Journalist)

18 Famous quotes by Walter Cronkite

Small: Americas health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system
"America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system"
Small: Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough"
Small: Ive gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated
"I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated"
Small: I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with
"I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with their families who spent any more time with their family"
Small: I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competitio
"I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that"
Small: There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free
"There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free"
Small: In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story
"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story"
Small: I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got
"I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got"
Small: When youre bringing in a fairly unknown candidate challenging a sitting president, the population needs
"When you're bringing in a fairly unknown candidate challenging a sitting president, the population needs a lot more information than reduced coverage provides"
Small: We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders
"We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders"
Small: Theres a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize
"There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize"
Small: I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I w
"I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since"
Small: Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened
"Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened"
Small: Dan Rather and I just arent especially chummy
"Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy"
Small: The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twic
"The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good"
Small: And thats the way it is
"And that's the way it is"
Small: The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck
"The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck"
Small: Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine
"Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine"