Peter Jennings Quotes

• There’s no such thing as an independent person.

  Peter Jennings

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• Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?

  Peter Jennings

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  Tags in Issue

• Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don’t.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Truth

• Don’t be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.

  Peter Jennings

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  Tags in Faith

• Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Candidate, Moments

• George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.

  Peter Jennings

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  Tags in Arrangement

• Have a sense of humor about life – you will need it. And be courteous.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Humor, Life

• I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people’s lives because I’m a journalist.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Religion

  Tags in Faith

• I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Religion

• I don’t think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

  Peter Jennings

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  Tags in Think

• I don’t think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Carefully

• I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in God

  Tags in Understand

• I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I’d listen to him even if he didn’t shout at people.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Listen

• I think I am very mainstream – I’m committed to good works in my life.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Think

• I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, World

• I think it’s impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Television

• I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don’t think we’ll ever get rid of it.

   

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Negative

• I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Religion

  Tags in People, Think

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Questions, Believe In Yourself

• I’m a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.

  Peter Jennings

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Beginning

Peter Jennings (37)

Birth:	29th July, 1938
Death:	7th August, 2005
Nationality:	American, Canadian
Profession:	Anchor, Journalist

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