The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't … - Dan Rather

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If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.

Dan Rather

The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.

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Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

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A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

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A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

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The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

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If you can't feel grateful, if you're discouraged or depressed, then think of the fact that things could be a lot worse than they are.

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Time, the cradle of hope. . . . Wisdom walks before it, opportunity with it, and repentance behind it: he that has made it his friend will have little to fear from his enemies, but he that has made it his enemy will have little to hope from his friends.

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Dance music-as I keep saying, you can dance to a windshield wiper. . . a windshield wiper that's fairly steady gives you a beat and all you need is an out-of-tune playing 'Melancholy Baby' and you've got dance music.

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