Sayings and Quotes

Here are some memorable quotes from Walter Cronkite who is no more with us. May his soul rest in Peace.

I gave the impression of playing a role more than simply trying to deliver the news to the audience.
~ Walter Cronkite
That was the secret to his popularity.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror – to tell and show the public what has happened.
~ Walter Cronkite, That is what journalism is all about.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
~Walter Cronkite

There’s a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.
~Walter Cronkite

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.
~Walter Cronkite, On truth and New Stories

An incredible reporter and a great writer, but he had a terrible stutter, a terrible stutter.
~Walter Cronkite .. You don’t need to be great orator to be a great reporter.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror – to tell and show the public what has happened.
~Walter Cronkite

The perils of duck hunting are great- especially for the duck
~Walter Cronkite

This opens the door on another chapter of history.
~ Walter Cronkite

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.
~ Walter Cronkite

There’s a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.
~Walter Cronkite

We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.
~Walter Cronkite

Some famous Barack Obama Quotes….

We can Change!!!

Americans… still believe in an America where anything’s possible – they just don’t think their leaders do.

The thing about hip-hop today is it’s smart, it’s insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.

There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America – there’s the United States of America.

We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times… and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That’s not leadership. That’s not going to happen.

I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

My favorite:
We’re not going to baby sit a civil war.
Add your own Barack Obama Quotes in the comments..

” The soul needs beauty for a soul mate. When the soul wants…the soul waits.”

“Well, the going rate for change is not cheap. Big ideas are expensive.”

This is a Bono Quote on God: “All the best songs are co-written by God, y’know!”

“Celebrity is currency, so I wanted to use mine effectively.”
This is a celebrity quote by Bono.

“Every age has its massive moral blind spots. We might not see them, but our children will.”

“I believe in the kingdom come. Then all the colors will bleed into one.”

“What can I give back to God for the blessings he’s poured out on me? I’ll lift high the cup of salvation – a toast to God!”

“We’re not here today for a victory lap; we’re here to pick up the pace. Because AIDS is outrunning us,”

“Americans, Irish people, are good at charity. We like to give, and we give a lot, even those who can’t afford it. But justice is a higher standard.”
~Bono on Charity

“I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.”

“There are many side roads and back streets to rock ‘n’ roll, and most of us get lost down them at times.”

“I’m confident that President Bush has a real feeling for the AIDS pandemic. Essentially, what we’re asking for is a kind of Marshall Plan for Africa.”
~Bono is an activist on the HIV and AIDS issue.

“Home, hard to know what it is if you’ve never had one. Home, I can’t say where it is but I know I’m going.”

“One love, one blood, one life. You got to do what you should. One life with each other sisters, brothers. One life but we’re not the same. We get to carry each other, carry each other”

“But I’d be in big trouble if Karma was going to finally be my judge. I’d be in deep s—. It doesn’t excuse my mistakes, but I’m holding out for Grace.”

“I believe in the kingdom come. Then all the colors will bleed into one.”

“I’m not in a position to be seen as a spokesman for a generation. I mean, how can you be a spokesman of a generation if you’ve nothing to say, other than ‘Help!’”

“There are potentially another 10 Afghanistans in Africa, and it is cheaper by a factor of 100 to prevent the fires from happening than to put them out.”

“When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.”