Dan Rather Quotes

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to 'smack,' and quickly.

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount about LSD. I've never been a social user of any of these things, but my curiosity has carried me into a lot of interesting areas.

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance.