"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"
- Edward R. Murrow
About this Quote
This quote by Edward R. Murrow speaks with the transient nature of journalism. As a reporter, Murrow is always expecting the future, as the news of yesterday is currently gone. He acknowledges that his job is short lived, and that all he can do is to "agitate the air" for a short amount of time before it is gone. This talks with the significance of staying up to day with the news, as it is continuously transforming and also progressing. Murrow's quote likewise talks with the power of journalism, as it can have a long-term effect on society, even if it is only for a short period of time. It is a reminder that the work of a reporter is important and can have a lasting effect, even if it is just for a brief period of time.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"
"I saw a report yesterday. There's so much oil, all over the world, they don't know where to dump it. And Saudi Arabia says, 'Oh, there's too much oil.' They - they came back yesterday. Did you see the report? They want to reduce oil production. Do you think they're our friends? They're not our friends"
"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it"
