Eric Sevareid

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.