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

Quote by Dan Rather

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Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not...

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not...

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

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

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

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

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

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

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country....

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country....

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even...

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even...

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

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

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including...

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including...