25 Mike Wallace Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mike Wallace

American Journalist

Born: May 9, 1918

Died: Apr 7, 2012

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If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility. Mike Wallace

Integrity Important Reporter Anything Credibility

I did what I felt that I wanted to do. Fairly selfishly. I didn't know my kids as well as I should have. Mike Wallace

Kids Know Well Fairly Felt Did Wanted Should

I cannot improve on those spoken for many years by a true legend who preceded me at CBS News. He would say, simply, 'good night, and good luck.' Mike Wallace

I used to have acne when I was a kid growing up. You can imagine how serious that was in making you feel bad. And I had skinny bow legs. I mean, as a kid growing up, I was an insecure fella. Mike Wallace

I had my hearing aid fixed today so that I could properly hear you. I can't see as well. I now have - this has stopped me from smoking - a pacemaker, have for about the last 15 years. No, I don't like getting old. Mike Wallace

I never was the story. The story was the story. Period. Mike Wallace

Never Period Story

I was so low that I wanted to exit. And I took a bunch of pills, and they were sleeping pills. And at least they would put me to sleep, and maybe I wouldn't wake up, and that was fine. Mike Wallace

Me Wake Up Sleeping Took Would Fine Put Least Pills Were Wake Exit Up Bunch Maybe Wanted Low Sleep

All I'm armed with is research. Mike Wallace

Research Armed

To go around the world, to talk to almost anybody you want to talk to, to have enough time on the air, so that you could really tell a full story. What a voyage of discovery it was. Mike Wallace

Time You World Enough Enough Time Air Tell Could Almost Talk Voyage Around Go Discovery Anybody Want Story Really Full

I even asked Eleanor Roosevelt difficult questions and she loved it. Mike Wallace

Difficult She Questions Loved Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Asked Even

Jack Kennedy was one year older than I was, and we attended the same neighborhood school. Mike Wallace

School Year Older Neighborhood Attended Jack Than Same Kennedy

Even though Jack Kennedy and I were about the same age and lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same elementary school, our paths seldom crossed during the years he lived in Brookline. I'm sure that in time, I would have gotten to know him better if he hadn't moved away. Mike Wallace

Time Age Better School Our Neighborhood Though Would About Crossed Seldom He Attended Know Him Sure Gotten Were Years Jack Same Same Age Paths Moved Even Elementary Lived Elementary School Away Kennedy