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21 quotes by Brian Lamb

Brian Patrick Lamb (born October 9, 1941) is an American journalist and the founder, executive chairman, and now retired CEO of C-SPAN; an American cable network which provides coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate as well as other public affairs events. Prior to launching C-SPAN in 1979, Lamb held various communications roles including White House telecommunications policy staffer and Washington bureau chief for...
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My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you ask the simple... →

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I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm... →

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I'm anti-big power. I don't know if that's populist or not.

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More than anything else, we need in this society the opportunity for people to tell us what they think without being told that they're either... →

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I think technology has changed America, not any one organization. Technology is taking the power away from the few. There'll be a lot more... →

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I think, in some ways, I like it when people tell me what they're thinking. I would rather have it that way than masquerade as if you're... →

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I've never been a member of a political party, but people will superimpose on you what they want.

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It's easier to fix damage than it is to create it.

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From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House... →

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My number one goal was not getting 'A's' - and I proved it. I was a 'C' student. You have to be ready to learn. If you're not... →

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I don't, for the record, have a Tweety Bird fetish.

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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for.

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It's very nice to be able to write something you don't have to get four other people to agree with before it can become authoritative.

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