Morley Safer Quotes

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I've heard people say that if World War II had been televised we never would have stuck the course. That's bullshit. I think there was a pretty strong determination by most people in this country, not all, that this really was a war of survival of the most important things we hold dear, to put it in simple terms, including of our own democracy.

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I had to leave for Israel and Egypt the day after we were married, to cover the War of Attrition. The job has always come first, and to my dismay, still does.

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

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The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a regular basis.

Morley Safer

Some people, you have to grit your teeth in order to stay in the same room as them but you get on and ask the questions you assume most of the people watching want to ask.

Morley Safer

Morley Safer

Morley Safer

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Born: November 8, 1931

Died: May 19, 2016 (aged 84)

Bio: Morley Safer was a Canadian-American broadcast journalist, reporter, and correspondent for CBS News. He was best known for his long tenure on the news magazine 60 Minutes, whose cast he joined in 1970 after its second year on television.

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