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50 quotes by Jim Lehrer

James Charles "Jim" Lehrer (/ˈlɛərər/; —born May 19, 1934) is an American journalist and novelist, and is the executive editor and a former news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS. He is also known for his role as a debate moderator in U.S. presidential election campaigns, and is an author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books, which draw upon his experience as a newsman, and his interests in history and politics.
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There's only one interview technique that matters... Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups. Do... →

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I wanted to be a bus driver when I was a kid. I look at bus driving through the eyes of a little boy. I see it as glamorous.

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You want to see an angry person? Let me hear a cell phone go off.

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A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it.

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I came from a family of Marines into the family of Marines.

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I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility.

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If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as long as they get... →

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I'm a gatekeeper, and the gatekeepers all used to be mostly old, white men.

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I've always said this and finally I had a chance to demonstrate it: The moderator should be seen little and heard even less. It is up to the... →

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As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse.

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Well, I don't know about objectivity, but I know for certain that it's always possible for a professional journalist who understands what he... →

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I always wear blue shirts and I like wine or purple ties.

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If you go to the ball game, you don't need to read the game story.

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