Quotes from Peter Jennings

Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.

I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.

I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.

Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.

Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.

I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits

Reach out, call your family members, if you have children, call them right now.