Jim Lehrer Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jim Lehrer.

Jim Lehrer (1934-2020) was an American journalist and author known for his illustrious career in television news. He co-founded the long-running news program "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" (now PBS NewsHour) and served as its anchor for more than three decades. Lehrer was recognized for his insightful, unbiased reporting and moderated numerous presidential debates, becoming a respected figure in political journalism. He authored several fiction and nonfiction books, exploring historical events and political themes. Jim Lehrer's contributions to journalism earned him numerous accolades, including multiple Emmy Awards, the National Humanities Medal, and induction into the Television Hall of Fame.

There's always a germ of truth in just about everything.

There's always a germ of truth in just about everything.

People can get their news any way they want. What I love abo

People can get their news any way they want. What I love about what's happened is that there are so many different avenues, there are so many different outlets, so many different ways to debate and discuss and to inquire about any given news story.

We have increasingly fewer and fewer journalists who have an

We have increasingly fewer and fewer journalists who have any military experience and understand what life is like in the military and in combat.

Experience Life

My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally an

My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.

I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewe

I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four.

In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper

In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper man in the 1960's.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, a

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've b

Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've been stupid.