In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.
Part of the new morality of the '60s and '70s is a new attitude toward homosexuality. The homosexual men and women have organized to fight for acceptance and respectability.
It's hard for us to really understand the immensity so far of the conquest of space.
In the early stages of our involvement in Vietnam, basically I felt that our course was right. My concern grew with the concern of the American people.
I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.
The successful landing on the moon, very probably, is the best story.
Maybe I'm just a slow learner or something, but I like to have things laid out as plainly and simply as possible.
I do not consider a liberal necessarily to be a leftist.
It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.
I never ceased to be surprised when southern whites, at their homes or clubs, told racial jokes and spoke so derogatorily of blacks while longtime servants, for whom they quite clearly had some affection, were well within earshot.
I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.
Sometimes a famous subject may even outlive his own obituary writer.
I have never voted a party line. I vote on the individual and the issues.
Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough.
I think the whole policy of pre-emptive war is a serious, serious mistake.
Advertising's always been a considerable pressure on publishers.
I think people make way too much of ratings.
I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since.
I think we are realizing that we are going to have to have an international rule of law.