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My name is Sam Donaldson and I've got a message for you. News ain't just for the white man, it's for the bros and sisters too.

Sam Donaldson

I try to remember two things: First, if you don't ask, you don't find out; and second, the questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.

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Better to have been a 'has-been' than a 'never was'.

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Well, if there's no 'war' that begins, but you say 'war begins', no one's going to buy your newspaper the next day because they'll be on to the fact that you don't know what you're talking about.

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What do you mean, 'you don't need to buy it'? You don't need to do anything, except pay taxes and die.

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Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you'll call me.

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Sam Donaldson

Sam Donaldson

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Born: March 11, 1934 (age 92)

Bio: Samuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson, Jr. is an American reporter and news anchor, serving with ABC News from 1967 to 2013.

Known for:

This Week (Since 1981)
Primetime (Since 1989)
ABC 2000 Today (1999 – 2000)
The First and Essential Freedom

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