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

Quote by Dan Rather

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Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these...

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these...

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....

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'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?

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

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

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....

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

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.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

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...

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...

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

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...

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

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...

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

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...