American - Journalist | October 31, 1931 -
A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
Dan Rather
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The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.
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From the streets of Cairo and the Arab Spring, to Occupy Wall Street, from the busy political calendar to the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, social media was not only sharing the news but driving it.
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Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
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Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.
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Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.
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An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
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A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.
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Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.
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