A biography for Peter Jenningshasn’t been written yet.
“I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.”
“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.”
“Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.”
“Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.”
“I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.”
“A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.”
“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.”
“Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.”
“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.”
“I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.”
“I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.”
“I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Scholars will argue with each other about everything.”
“I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar.”
“I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.”