Dan Rather

"Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow."

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

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

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged. I'll trust you to make sure that doesn't happen.