Geraldo Rivera Quotes

• This is the year of Katrina and Iraq. How the war ends is more important than how it began. However you feel about the war, you have to be compassionate and loving towards our troops.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in War, Compassionate

• With years of experience doing whatever it takes to get to the bottom of each story, I am looking forward to covering the stories in the human dimension and impart the passion and visceral reactions the audience seeks.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Experience

  Tags in Human, Dimension

• To see those babies with no food for three of four days, old people sitting in the hot sun, when you see these poor people, you cannot help but being compassionate or affected.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Compassionate

• There’s no way New Orleans will ever be the city it was. I think it will have half the population. They may create a sort of Disneyland at the French Quarter for tourists. The rest I don’t know.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Thinking, Population

• The elite media has been caught in so many lies because of false statements that its whole reputation has eroded, their circulation is down, and their profits are down.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Media, Reputation, Circulation

• Rich people who own mansions on the beach shouldn’t get federal subsidies. If you want to stay there, take the risk.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Federal, Subsidies

• One thing about these storms, we know how disruptive things can be when we depend on the system to keep working. What would happen if the terrorists do it? Knock down the power, destroy bridges, cut the water supply?

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Ourselves, Working

• I’ve made a connection with the television audience by being a proud Latino man. I am passionate for what I do, courageous in the face of peril, honest and straightforward.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Television, Audience

• I’d work to make it hip again to spend time in our fabled and fabulous land. But with a Puerto Rican father and a Jewish mother, I would probably be better suited as mayor of New York.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Country, Father

• Jackson and I spent the day together, just me and him and his children. Little underlings came and went. The PR person came and went. It was just Michael and me and the kids. And it was very interesting.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Interesting

• Mother Nature may be forgiving this year, or next year, but eventually she’s going to come around and whack you. You’ve got to be prepared.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Mother, Nature

• When a Spanish man cries it’s not a sign of weakness.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Spanish, Man

• Perhaps areas of Israel where current large Palestinian populations and demographic realities exist could be exchanged for Israeli expansion into the West Bank to include most of East Jerusalem.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Palestinian, Population

• I’m old, but I’m still cute and strong. And very butch.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Tribute

• I think of myself as Special Forces, clearing the path for the infantry.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Myself, Infantry

• I’d like to give divorce a good name.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Divorce

• Never take a job where winter winds can blow up your pants.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Job

• I must be doing something right. I’ve been around for a long time.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self

• I speak Spanish to my children and they speak it better than me.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Spanish

• I am enduring. You can disagree with me.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Enduring

Geraldo Rivera (31)

Birth:	4th July, 1943
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Journalist, Lawyer, Talk Show Host

About

Gerald Michael Rivera, better known as Geraldo Rivera was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is an American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host. In 1965, he graduated with a B.S. degree in business administration from the University of Arizona. He received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1969. He was hired by WABC-TV in 1970 as a reporter for Eyewitness News. He began to appear on ABC national programs such as 20/20 and Nightline. He also began hosting ABC's Good Night America. He was the host of the talk show Geraldo from 1987 to 1998. He hosted the newsmagazine program Geraldo at Large, hosts the occasional broadcast of Geraldo Rivera Reports, and appears regularly on Fox News Channel programs such as The Five.

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