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I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Bearing Century End Events Horrific Living Made Most Our Some Witness 20Th Century

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But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.

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We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take you because you certainly don't fit in, in the American spectrum of news.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Accents American Because Certainly Crazy Fit Foreign Hear Knows Maybe News Spectrum Take Who Wild You Cnn

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Little did we know then that CNN would become the big league.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Become Big Did Know League Little Then Would Cnn

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I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Announced Begin Boy Correspondent Equivalent Foreign Going Just Quickly Really Tea Thereof Very Wanted

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We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN.

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Topics: About Because Changed Make Make No Mistake Mistake Part Privileged Revolution Ted Thrilled Turner Were World Cnn

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I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

~Christiane Amanpour

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U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Acquaintance Deployed Joke Know More Movements Next Now Order Passing Soldiers Than Track Where Whom Will

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And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Always Believed Certain Could Driven Hard Intensely Knew Never One Thing Personal Personal Relationship Relationship Story Sustained Thing While Worked

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If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.

~Christiane Amanpour

Topics: Alive Child Least Responsibility Said Stay You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Journalist

Born: January 12th, 1958

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