Quotes from Jessica Savitch

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

Men still control the news, both on and off camera.

A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.

In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.

Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.

News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?

Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.

By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.