Quotes by Journalists

There's no question that women are more risk averse, thoughtful, and deliberative. Dan Abrams

Women Thoughtful Risk More No Question Question Women Are Averse

I am comfortable in my own skin. Dan Abrams

Own Skin My Own Comfortable Am

In 2003, I had testicular cancer, and I didn't tell anyone about it - maybe five people. I had a fairly significant surgery. I was weak, slumped over. I told people at work I'd been in an accident. Dan Abrams

Work People Cancer Accident Weak Tell Significant About Had Over Fairly Surgery Been Five Maybe Anyone

Trump has taken it to a new level. He is now viewing the media as the 'opposition party,' in his own words. Consequently, media coverage of Trump has become that much more significant. Dan Abrams

The way police do what they do is under the microscope. You've got people on the one side saying, 'We need to be holding our police accountable.' And you've got a lot of people who support the police saying they're being 'unfairly vilified.' Dan Abrams

Saying You People Police Holding Side Our Way Support Got Lot Accountable Microscope Unfairly Being Who Vilified Need

As a citizen - or even a TV legal analyst - am I required to presume innocence, i.e., that the authorities arrest the wrong person in every case? Not a chance. Dan Abrams

Legal Citizen Every Innocence Analyst Presume TV Case Wrong Am Arrest Person Authorities Required Even Chance

People constantly complain to me about news coverage of criminal cases. 'What happened to the presumption of innocence?' they ask at almost every turn. Well, I'm tired of it. Dan Abrams

News Me Tired People Every Innocence Complain Criminal Presumption Constantly About Cases Almost Well Coverage Happened Turn Ask

While not explicitly articulated in the Constitution, the presumption of innocence has, through Supreme Court opinions, become a fundamental tenet of our criminal-justice system, and rightly so. Dan Abrams

Constitution Become Innocence Our System Rightly Presumption Through Supreme Supreme Court Court Opinions Articulated While Explicitly Fundamental

It was no easy feat becoming Dominick Dunne. Think about it. He was the most celebrated chronicler of downtrodden socialites. He feasted on their famine with little sympathy or admiration for their formerly exalted positions. Yet somehow they invited him back. Dan Abrams

Think Positions Sympathy Back Easy Admiration Exalted About Somehow Feat He Invited Most Him Becoming Celebrated Famine Little

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

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. Dan Rather

Courage Going Afraid Being Anyhow Being Afraid

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex. Dan Rather

Hotter Square Times Than Times Square Race

Only votes talk, everything else walks. Dan Rather

Walks Else Everything Everything Else Only Votes Talk

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

Will Put Block Provided Traffic Up American Anything

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect. Dan Rather

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new. Dan Rather

If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle. Dan Rather

History Aisle Least Seat

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not. But again maybe not, but again that's like if a frog had side pockets he'd probably wear a handgun. Dan Rather

You Side Wear Case Pockets Had He Like Up Handgun Frog May Maybe Whether Again Paula Turned

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it. Dan Rather

Matter Say Nor Much Should Here

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group. Dan Rather

Group Tried Fair Advocate Always Any

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country. Dan Rather

Fear Country Every Rules Almost Newsroom