CBS Quotes - page 3

The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very hard, to protect that principle and will fight again. (Floyd Abrams)
Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at all and where the law was clear on that, I think CBS and Mary Mapes and Dan Rather and all of us had a very good chance of winning. So this is an ongoing battle about an issue of principle. View quote
Floyd Abrams
When I found out I was going to be on CBS every morning, my first phone call was to Jenny Craig. Ten days later, I'd lost nine pounds. Now I even take the plan's popcorn with me to the movies. View quote
Gayle King
I left the golden age of documentaries to go into the golden days of the 'CBS Evening News.' You could see that the audiences were eroding. View quote
Howard Stringer
I knew Kathy Joosten; we worked together on a very short-lived series called 'Thanks' for CBS. View quote
Kirsten Nelson
I take great pride in all the tremendous success we've enjoyed at CBS. And the good news is that I feel even more enthusiastic about what my terrific team and I will accomplish going forward. View quote
Leslie Moonves
It is too soon to tell, but old, tired 'Survivor' last night beat 'X Factor.' We're really proud of that. We're anticipating a very strong season for CBS. View quote
Leslie Moonves
CBS is the largest out-of-home advertising company in the U.S. View quote
Leslie Moonves
CBS is proud to have been the home of David Letterman since 1993. He is truly one of the great talents of our time, and we hope things work out. View quote
Leslie Moonves
The reason I've been able to maintain my position of chairman of CBS in addition to all the Viacom stuff is my team. View quote
Leslie Moonves
'Survivor' wouldn't have happened had I not gone out there and helped CBS to sell sponsors to finance the first one. Part of my thinking on 'Survivor' was that it should have rewards that are corporate brands. A Big Mac, one thimble-full of Coca-Cola. (Mark Burnett)
You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no. View quote
Albert S. Ruddy
I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price. View quote
Mika Brzezinski
I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods. View quote
Mika Brzezinski
After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy. View quote
Mika Brzezinski
Covering Richard Nixon's triumphant run in 1968 turned out to be my last major assignment as a general correspondent for CBS News. In September of that year, '60 Minutes' made its debut and I began the best, the most fulfilling job a reporter could imagine. View quote
Mike Wallace
I'd like CBS, at this point, to say where they got those documents from. I think they should say where they got these documents because I thought it was a very poor job of reporting by CBS. View quote
Robert Novak
In the end, Dan Rather's legend skewered him, CBS and the craft of journalism. View quote
Tina Brown
When I first broke through, there was only NBC, CBS and ABC, and they had news in the morning and in the evening - there wasn't no 24-hour news. View quote
Dick Gregory
It's a sad day at 60 Minutes and for everybody here at CBS News. It's hard to imagine not having Andy around. He loved his life and he lived it on his own terms. We will miss him very much. View quote
Andy Rooney
Nobody in college races home and says, 'I can't wait to see the news! I can't wait to see who CBS is going to hire!' (Lewis Black)
If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as 'candle making industry threatened.' View quote
Newt Gingrich
Every pastor, youth pastor, and every parent is in competition with the Internet and the information it is spreading. Most young people don't get their news from CNN or CBS; they get it from bloggers. View quote
Josh McDowell
When I was a kid growing up in the States in the late '70s and early '80s, as soon as 'Dallas' came on on a Friday night on CBS at 9 P.M., we stopped everything from that moment on as a family. View quote
John Barrowman
As anchorman of the CBS Evening News, I signed off my nightly broadcasts for nearly two decades with a simple statement: "And that's the way it is." To me, that encapsulates the newsman's highest ideal: to report the facts as he sees them, without regard for the consequences or controversy that may ensue. View quote
Walter Cronkite