Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Quote by Dan Rather

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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...

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...

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of...

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of...

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

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...

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and...

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and...

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.

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

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...

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...

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

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...

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...

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...

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

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

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

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....