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Peter Jennings Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: July 29, 1938 - August 7, 2005

Topics

Best Impossible Think Political Find

Any alternative culture that inspires a lot of passion and inspiration is also in danger of being set in its ways, almost from the moment it's born.

Passion Moment Culture Born Danger

In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so you can get better jobs - so the pressure to do well is really high.

Age School Pressure Better Doing

Some receivers are like sports cars: they have a lot of speed and flair. Me, I'm like an old pickup truck. I just bounce around and try to get the job done.

Sports Job Me Truck Speed Done

For white people, their identities rest on the idea of racism as about good or bad people, about moral or immoral singular acts, and if we're good, moral people, we can't be racist - we don't engage in those acts.

Good Racism People Rest Bad People

I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You can never copy someone completely, so you end up developing your own style.

Style Blind Guitar End Someone You

Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished.

People Admire Always Who Polished

I'm Lou Barletta, and I'm a small town defender.

Small Small Town Defender Town

I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.

Freedom Children You Explore Always

Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.

Funny Good Power Humor You Foil

As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that.

Music Heart People Me Country Kid

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

Truth Words Speak Many Does Require

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

Sports Basketball Game You Play

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