Top 41 Quotes by Morley Safer

I would trust citizen journalism as much as I would trust citizen surgery.

Killing is the payoff of war.

In many ways when Jerry Ford pardoned Nixon, in a certain way, he did speak for the country.

I really don't like being on television. It makes me uneasy. It is not natural to be talking to a piece of machinery. But the money is very good.

So much crap passes as information that not only does the audience sometimes miss the distinction between news and crap, the editors sometimes miss the distinction.

For the most part, I think American armies are awfully good in the business of protecting civilians, of not going over the line.

You can never have enough garlic. With enough garlic, you can eat The New York Times.

I did three tours in Vietnam. I guess a total of about almost two years.

I don't see myself as a Luddite.

The Bush Cabinet is quite interesting, there are no flashy people in there. No stars. They all seem quite focused and serious and knowledgeable about the areas to which they have been appointed.