18 Inspiring Dan Rather Quotes (Free List)

Dan Rather quotes are thought-provoking, memorable and inspiring. From views on society and politics to thoughts on love and life, Dan Rather has a lot to say. In this list we present the 18 best Dan Rather quotes, in no particular order. Let yourself get inspired!

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Dan Rather quotes

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.

— Dan Rather

The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth

— Dan Rather

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.

— Dan Rather

I’ve never believed in measuring one’s worth by the size of his or her bank account. I prefer to look at distance traveled.

— Dan Rather

If frogs had side pockets, they’d carry hand guns.

— Dan Rather

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.

— Dan Rather

I’ve tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount about LSD. I’ve never been a social user of any of these things, but my curiosity has carried me into a lot of interesting areas.

— Dan Rather

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to ‘smack, ‘ and quickly.

— Dan Rather

Journalism is not a precise science, it’s a crude art

— Dan Rather

Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes.

— Dan Rather

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth’.

— Dan Rather

A free and truly independent press – fiercely independent when necessary – is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

— Dan Rather

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

— Dan Rather

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

— Dan Rather

What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.

— Dan Rather

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

— Dan Rather

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

— Dan Rather

Don’t taunt the alligator until after you’ve crossed the creek.

— Dan Rather

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won’t. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.

— Dan Rather