Top 52 Quotes by Dan Rather

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever.

I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell.

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.

One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.