13 Sam Donaldson Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sam Donaldson

American Journalist

Born: Mar 11, 1934

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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do. Sam Donaldson

Only Answers Questions Damage

And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too. Sam Donaldson

You Election Thought Down Too Those City City Hall Counted Had Exciting Days Votes Know Until Course Hall Go Cover Texas Exit Won Polls El Paso Who Actually Night

You really get the most out of sweet corn if you pick the corn off the stalk and rush it to a pot of boiling water. The longer you wait, the more sugar you lose. But if you get it in the first half hour, that is the sweetest corn ever. Sam Donaldson

Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm. Sam Donaldson

Family Farm Born Hospital Well Texas Family Farm El Paso Nearest

The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for. Sam Donaldson

Truth Me Business Truth Is Thought Looking Understanding Whatever Had Exciting Importance Because Got Fulfilled Full Fun Found Started

Some days the competition would beat me and I'd go home thinking awful thoughts, want to hide under the bed, depressed. But of course, in the news business, when you're working a daily news broadcast, you get your victories and defeats every day. Sam Donaldson

Day Home News Daily Me Thoughts You Business Every Day Competition Hide Every Thinking Broadcast Would Some Beat Days Course Bed Go Go Home Get Want News Business Depressed Victories Working Your Daily News Awful Defeats

It wasn't until the late '70s that a lot of people knew me. Sam Donaldson

Me People Late Knew Until Lot

It was kind of exciting being on the radio. Not everybody was on the radio. Sam Donaldson

Everybody Kind Exciting Being Radio

I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton. Sam Donaldson

You Farm Down Drainage Typical Ditch Cotton Pick Liked Look Boy Fish Go Little Enjoyed Things

I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure. Sam Donaldson

Success Work Failure People Work Hard Top Some Had Takes Toward Over Know Most Got Go Line Years Get Any Just Little Mean Straight Straight Line Hard Who Many Start Here Number

I didn't come east of the Mississippi for the first time in my life until I was 26 years of age, but I knew. I read magazines, I listened to radio, I watched television. I knew there was something out there, and I wanted a part of it. Sam Donaldson

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