Jim Lehrer Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“My writing is extremely important, so I write every day. I just enjoy it. I get a kick out of it.”

“No two people see things the same way.”

“Those who know me know I won't hesitate to turn around and point someone out.”

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

“I've traveled around the country and I read local newspapers and all of that, and it's a sad, sad thing to go from city to city and see the small newspapers and they're tiny. They're tiny not only in size but also in scope.”

“On a daily basis there are some huge ones that are, sure, from time to time, but it is helping the reader sort through all this sort of gray stuff out there.”

“One of the problems is that everybody is used to the old-fashioned debate system, which is very controlled, and where the moderator plays a more active role.”

“Preparation is based on one driving force for me and that is to be relaxed enough to be able to listen to what the candidates are saying and react appropriately.”

“The best moderators are the moderators who are essentially invisible. A moderator who is there to be seen and heard and to be talked about either, 'oh, God, what a great question,' or, 'oh, God, what a lousy question,' that to me is a failed moderator.”

“Well, to tell you truth, I have learned a long time ago that the trick when doing a debate, any kind of debate, is to just turn off the judgment switch in my head.”