“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.” TruthLiteratureHonestyIntegrityTruthfulCredibleBelievablePersuasiveBeing TruthfulTruth And HonestyHonesty IntegrityTruth HonestyHonest And IntegrityBelievabilityPower Of Persuasion Author:Edward R. Murrow
“No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” WholeLiteratureNationsFreedomLibertyAccomplicesDisloyaltyNigeria IndependenceMccarthyism Author:Edward R. Murrow
“The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” KnowsTruthLiteratureInformationCommunicationSpeedDistributionUntrueWondrousUnfaithful Author:Edward R. Murrow
“We cannot make good news out of bad practice.” GovernmentLiteraturePracticeNewsJournalismGood News Author:Edward R. Murrow
“If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which would decline to carry it on the grounds that a Western or a quiz show would be more profitable.” IfsShowsWould BeLiteratureChristHoursNumbersColorWesternStationsDeclineProfitableAggravationQuizQuiz Show Author:Edward R. Murrow
“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.” CharacterHateLiteratureVirtueHonestyJudgingIntegrityExperiencePrejudiceSocial JusticeNostalgiaPrisonerHuman ExperienceAppease Author:Edward R. Murrow
“The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order...With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.” MenWantCountryOrderLiteraturePoliticianVoteAffectionExceptionNotable Author:Edward R. Murrow
“A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I've done is agitate the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom - it's gone.” I CanDoneLiteratureGoneAirMinutesTomorrowTenConcernedYesterdayFifteenReportersTangibleAgitate Author:Edward R. Murrow
