But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, you've got to give 110 percent. Sam Donaldson businessgivehave Change image and share on social
Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm. Sam Donaldson bearfamilyfarm Change image and share on social
The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do. Sam Donaldson answerdamagequestion Change image and share on social
I can't tell you what that little ingredient is which makes that first person want to go on and aggressively do more, and the other person be content to not do that. It's a mystery, but it does happen. Sam Donaldson aggressivelycontenthappen share on social
And really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push to get me to read and to make something of myself from the standpoint of an education. Sam Donaldson achievebasiseducation Change image and share on social
My mother gave me a push. If I hadn't had her, maybe I wouldn't have had the push. If I hadn't gone to military school, maybe I wouldn't have decided to get with the program. Maybe I'd be running a bulldozer, rather than going on and doing something more. Sam Donaldson bulldozerdecidegive share on social
But as a young kid, I never did, really have an ambition to be a farmer. I never thought, gee, I would like to farm, and I want to raise these crops. I didn't quite know what I wanted to do. Sam Donaldson ambitioncropfarm Change image and share on social
But I guess the lesson is this: If you don't have confidence in yourself and think that you are worth hiring, or whatever it is, you can't expect anyone else to. Sam Donaldson confidenceexpectguess Change image and share on social
I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton. Sam Donaldson boycottoncrawfish Change image and share on social
And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too. Sam Donaldson citycountcover share on social
