“On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I would never call myself a war correspondent.” WorldWarEnjoySidesCareersMiddleEastMiddle EastCoveringFlipArab World Author:Anthony Shadid
“War affected my family a lot, and I was quite curious about it. I first went off to war in the early 90's as a journalist, partly out of curiosity and partly because I needed a career. War reporting has been very glamorous and exciting, and everything else that young men like.” MenFirstsHas BeensWarYoungCareersNeededMy FamilyExcitingCuriosityCuriousJournalistYoung ManAffectedGlamorous Author:Sebastian Junger
“I did not decide to become an officer to start a military career. I still wanted to be an agronomist and work in some remote corner of Russia after the war. I could not suppose that my country would change, and I would.” StillsWarCountryWantedCareersMilitaryCornersRussiaOfficers Author:Aleksandr Vasilevsky
“I built my [early] career on negative reviews. There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. They hated my movies. You could never have that happen today. Critics are way too hip.” WayWarHappensTodayFilmCareersBuiltNegativeCriticsHipsHatedReviewsSquaresFilm Critics Author:John Waters
“I sort of think in a way that many of us young reporters who had the opportunity to go overseas for our organizations were kind of, in a sense, war profiteers. We were enhancing our careers while covering that terrible conflict.” ThinkingWayKindWarYoungOpportunityCareersTerribleConflictOrganizationReportersCovering Author:Walter Cronkite
“I'm sure the most favorite airplane in my career would still be the Sabre F86 cleft wing , which allowed me to be credited with 2 Russian-built Mig-15 destroyed during the Korean War. Where I was in 1953.” StillsWarCareersBuiltWingsDestroyedAirplaneKoreanLeft WingKorean WarMost Favorite Author:Buzz Aldrin