KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Dan Rather Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Dan Rather

Showing 1-10 of 52 Quotes by Dan Rather

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

~Dan Rather

Topics: American American Dream Because College College Degree Degree Door Dream Financial Key Open Opportunity Realizing Sacrifice Supposed Well World Worth

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Almost Being Father Gave Great Invisible Lesson Me Mother Mother And Father Rooted Sense Strong Strong Sense

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

~Dan Rather

Topics: After Alligator Creek Crossed Taunt Until You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Begins Believes Dream Leads Next Plateau Poking Pushes Sharp Sometimes Stick Teacher Truth Who You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Alone Cannot First First Place Forget Had History Likely Make Museums Need Never Never Forget Opportunity Ourselves Place Rely Remember Sure Teach Tell Those We Cannot Who Will

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Government Journalists Opinion Opinion Polls Polls Public Public Opinion Should

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

~Dan Rather

Topics: Everybody Learn Lesson Life Tough Well Wishes You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


From the streets of Cairo and the Arab Spring, to Occupy Wall Street, from the busy political calendar to the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, social media was not only sharing the news but driving it.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Aftermath Arab Arab Spring Busy Calendar Driving Japan Media News Occupy Occupy Wall Street Only Political Sharing Social Social Media Spring Street Streets Wall Wall Street Tsunami

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Difficulties Journey Known Long Long Journey Most Never Out Outset Start Us Were Would

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.

~Dan Rather

Topics: Does Good Journalism Last Ratings

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: October 31st, 1931

Links

Quotes about Dan Rather Find Dan Rather on Amazon

Related Authors

Dave Barry
Ambrose Bierce
Erma Bombeck
Ann Coulter
Ann Landers
Fran Lebowitz
Mignon Mclaughlin
Hunter S. Thompson

Popular Authors

Douglas Adams Kate Adie Cardi B Lewis Carroll Benjamin Franklin Matthew Mcconaughey Freddie Mercury Friedrich Nietzsche

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1694 - Voltaire

1768 - Friedrich Schleiermacher

1787 - Bryan Procter

1863 - Arthur Quiller-Couch

1870 - Alexander Berkman

1886 - Harold Nicolson

1889 - Hugh Kingsmill

1898 - Rene Magritte

1904 - Coleman Hawkins

1907 - Jim Bishop

Birthdays on November 21st
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Business Design Fear Friendship Humor Imagination Independence Mom