Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
- Peter Jennings Quote

Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
- Peter Jennings Quote

Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
- Peter Jennings Quote

Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.
- Peter Jennings Quote

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
- Peter Jennings Quote

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
- Peter Jennings Quote

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.
- Peter Jennings Quote

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.
- Peter Jennings Quote

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
- Peter Jennings Quote

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.
- Peter Jennings Quote

There's no such thing as an independent person.
- Peter Jennings Quote

We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.
- Peter Jennings Quote