Peter Jennings

“I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.”

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

“As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits.”

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

“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?”

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

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

“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.”

“Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.”

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

“There's no such thing as an independent person.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.”

“I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.”

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

“Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.”