Jessica Savitch Quotes
59 quotes • Journalist • Age 36
"No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one."
"For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work."
"To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right."
"Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude."
"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."
"What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?"
"My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals."
"I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise."
"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."
"Men still control the news, both on and off camera."
"News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received."
"Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience."