A biography for Sam Donaldsonhasn’t been written yet.
“The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.”
“I can't tell you what that little ingredient is which makes that first person want to go on and aggressively do more, and the other person be content to not do that. It's a mystery, but it does happen.”
“There was a little bit of ham in me. And there's a lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me.”
“But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, you've got to give 110 percent.”
“I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure.”