After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

Quote by Edward R Murrow

Topics: Debate Quotes

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist...

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist...

Age carries all things away, even the mind.

Age carries all things away, even the mind.

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

I am a part of all that I have met.

I am a part of all that I have met.

Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green...

Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green...

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.

An unexamined life is not worth living...

An unexamined life is not worth living...

Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug.

Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug.

Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.

Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.