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59 quotes by Jessica Savitch

Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947 – October 23, 1983) was an American television broadcaster and news reporter, host of PBS's Frontline and New York weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News during the short-lived Roger Mudd/Tom Brokaw era.
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No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

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For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

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Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots.

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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... →

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Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

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I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?

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I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

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Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

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News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

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One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

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You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.

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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.

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The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

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