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

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

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

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

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
Peter Jennings

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
Peter Jennings

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
Peter Jennings

If you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong.
Peter Jennings

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.
Peter Jennings

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.
Peter Jennings

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.
Peter Jennings

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
Peter Jennings

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

The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.
Peter Jennings

There's no such thing as an independent person.
Peter Jennings

We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.
Peter Jennings

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.
Peter Jennings