Peter Jennings Quotes

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

America, Wanted, Write

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

Different, Means, Sure

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

Power, Wisdom, Away

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

May, Different, Wrong

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

Essential, Connection, John

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.
Peter Jennings

Everything, Argue, Scholars

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

War, Critics, Vietnam

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

Continue, Pretend, Anchor

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

Life, Father, Done

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

Power, Today, Important

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

Character, May, Service

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Journalist

Born: July 29, 1938

Died: 2005

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