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Mike Wallace Quotes

A smile and a laugh are the duct tape of life; they can fix anything Picture Quote #1

Retiring is one thing. Being retired is something else altogether Picture Quote #1

I’m just not that comfortable writing so much about myself Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I have the face - may have the voice but not the demeanor for an anchor. and I defied it Picture Quote #1

You’re not a nutcase if you want to go see a psychiatrist Picture Quote #1

We were the first people who did investigative stuff, who asked occasionally abrasive, occasionally confrontational questions Picture Quote #1

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Even a liberal reporter is a patriot, wants the best for this country. And people, your fair and balanced friends at Fox, don’t fully understand that Picture Quote #1

But I was never, you know, when I see some kids today who are close to their parents, close to their friends... I think it’s simply wonderful. I was not a happy kid. Back in those days, I remember the sick, gray days were better. Because when it was sunny I’d feel worse Picture Quote #1

Covering Richard Nixon’s triumphant run in 1968 turned out to be my last major assignment as a general correspondent for CBS News. In September of that year, 60 Minutes’ made its debut and I began the best, the most fulfilling job a reporter could imagine Picture Quote #1

Even though Jack Kennedy and I were about the same age and lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same elementary school, our paths seldom crossed during the years he lived in Brookline. I’m sure that in time, I would have gotten to know him better if he hadn’t moved away Picture Quote #1

I cannot improve on those spoken for many years by a true legend who preceded me at CBS News. He would say, simply, ‘good night, and good luck.’ Picture Quote #1

You want to put a man at ease Picture Quote #1

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I had my hearing aid fixed today so that I could properly hear you. I can’t see as well. I now have - this has stopped me from smoking - a pacemaker, have for about the last 15 years. No, I don’t like getting old Picture Quote #1

I have no doubt that what we started has become a plague. Because - and that’s a million years ago but we got caught up in the drama more than we caught up in going after the facts Picture Quote #1

My parents came from Russia and suddenly they wound up in Boston, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts and they felt the sun rose and set on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s backside because he meant so much to them. This was freedom. This was something totally different from the Russia they had left Picture Quote #1

When I came to CBS it was the mother church. I mean that was - everybody wanted to go to work for CBS News Picture Quote #1

In the best of all possible worlds, everybody would be honorable, but that’s not the way the world works. Reputations for reporters are made by discovering things underneath that rock Picture Quote #1

I’m a reporter; you can’t subpoena people to talk to you. If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don’t answer or so forth, then take them unawares Picture Quote #1

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In making the jump from a local program to the showcase of a coast-to-coast broadcast, Ted Yates and I were determined to maintain the candid, sometimes combative style we’d introduced on ‘Night Beat.’ But that proved easier said than done Picture Quote #1

Yeah, I was a pretty good kid, you know, I was - I was- I was an overachiever and I worked very hard, played a hell of a fiddle Picture Quote #1

Let the answer hang there for two or three or four seconds Picture Quote #1

I’m nearing the end of the road and still learning Picture Quote #1

I cared enough to read and look at and worry about the questions Picture Quote #1

I never was the story. The story was the story. Period Picture Quote #1

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I feel fulfilled when we’ve revealed a person Picture Quote #1

All I’m armed with is research Picture Quote #1

I used to have acne when I was a kid growing up. You can imagine how serious that was in making you feel bad. And I had skinny bow legs. I mean, as a kid growing up, I was an insecure fella Picture Quote #1

I did game shows, I did interview shows, I did talk shows, I did commercials, I did acting. But all of that was a million years ago Picture Quote #1

I love the urgency of what we do. I like the battles that take place, the jousting Picture Quote #1

If there’s anything that’s important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility Picture Quote #1

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A smile and a laugh are the duct tape of life; they can fix anything (Mike Wallace Quotes) Retiring is one thing. Being retired is something else altogether (Mike Wallace Quotes) I’m just not that comfortable writing so much about myself (Mike Wallace Quotes) I don’t think I have the face - may have the voice but not the demeanor for an anchor. and I defied it (Mike Wallace Quotes) You’re not a nutcase if you want to go see a psychiatrist (Mike Wallace Quotes) We were the first people who did investigative stuff, who asked occasionally abrasive, occasionally confrontational questions (Mike Wallace Quotes) Even a liberal reporter is a patriot, wants the best for this country. And people, your fair and balanced friends at Fox, don’t fully understand that (Mike Wallace Quotes) But I was never, you know, when I see some kids today who are close to their parents, close to their friends... I think it’s simply wonderful. I was not a happy kid. Back in those days, I remember the sick, gray days were better. Because when it was sunny I’d feel worse (Mike Wallace Quotes) Covering Richard Nixon’s triumphant run in 1968 turned out to be my last major assignment as a general correspondent for CBS News. In September of that year, 60 Minutes’ made its debut and I began the best, the most fulfilling job a reporter could imagine (Mike Wallace Quotes) Even though Jack Kennedy and I were about the same age and lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same elementary school, our paths seldom crossed during the years he lived in Brookline. I’m sure that in time, I would have gotten to know him better if he hadn’t moved away (Mike Wallace Quotes) I cannot improve on those spoken for many years by a true legend who preceded me at CBS News. He would say, simply, ‘good night, and good luck.’ (Mike Wallace Quotes) You want to put a man at ease (Mike Wallace Quotes) I had my hearing aid fixed today so that I could properly hear you. I can’t see as well. I now have - this has stopped me from smoking - a pacemaker, have for about the last 15 years. No, I don’t like getting old (Mike Wallace Quotes) I have no doubt that what we started has become a plague. Because - and that’s a million years ago but we got caught up in the drama more than we caught up in going after the facts (Mike Wallace Quotes) My parents came from Russia and suddenly they wound up in Boston, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts and they felt the sun rose and set on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s backside because he meant so much to them. This was freedom. This was something totally different from the Russia they had left (Mike Wallace Quotes) When I came to CBS it was the mother church. I mean that was - everybody wanted to go to work for CBS News (Mike Wallace Quotes) In the best of all possible worlds, everybody would be honorable, but that’s not the way the world works. Reputations for reporters are made by discovering things underneath that rock. (Mike Wallace Quotes) I’m a reporter; you can’t subpoena people to talk to you. If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don’t answer or so forth, then take them unawares. (Mike Wallace Quotes) In making the jump from a local program to the showcase of a coast-to-coast broadcast, Ted Yates and I were determined to maintain the candid, sometimes combative style we’d introduced on ‘Night Beat.’ But that proved easier said than done. (Mike Wallace Quotes) Yeah, I was a pretty good kid, you know, I was - I was- I was an overachiever and I worked very hard, played a hell of a fiddle. (Mike Wallace Quotes) Let the answer hang there for two or three or four seconds (Mike Wallace Quotes) I’m nearing the end of the road and still learning (Mike Wallace Quotes) I cared enough to read and look at and worry about the questions (Mike Wallace Quotes) I never was the story. The story was the story. Period (Mike Wallace Quotes) I feel fulfilled when we’ve revealed a person (Mike Wallace Quotes) All I’m armed with is research (Mike Wallace Quotes) I used to have acne when I was a kid growing up. You can imagine how serious that was in making you feel bad. And I had skinny bow legs. I mean, as a kid growing up, I was an insecure fella (Mike Wallace Quotes) I did game shows, I did interview shows, I did talk shows, I did commercials, I did acting. But all of that was a million years ago (Mike Wallace Quotes) I love the urgency of what we do. I like the battles that take place, the jousting (Mike Wallace Quotes) If there’s anything that’s important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility (Mike Wallace Quotes)

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