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I don't see myself as a Luddite.

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So much crap passes as information that not only does the audience sometimes miss the distinction between news and crap, the editors sometimes miss the distinction.

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We don't want anything from the government but that furtive little fellow called the truth - which, by the way, they'll never give you - which you have to go out and find by talking to people.

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McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion.

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I believe in playing petanque with a certain kind of panache - even if you're winning, you take a risk.

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I have no desire to put my feet up. Why would I?

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After more than 50 years of broadcasting on 'CBS News' and '60 Minutes,' I have decided to retire. It's been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air.

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If you want to look at a cheap shot, look at Mr. Koons's or Mr. Gober's art. By no definition is it art.

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I really don't like being on television. It makes me uneasy. It is not natural to be talking to a piece of machinery. But the money is very good.

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I really feel stateless, which is not bad, because I always felt a man without a country was not encumbered by narrow loyalties.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Journalist

Born: November 8th, 1931

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