More - Edward Murrow Quotes

Good night, and good luck.

Edward Murrow

 Luck

Seldom, if ever, has a war ended leaving the victors with such a sense of uncertainty and fear -- with such a realization that the future is obscure and that survival is not assured.

Edward Murrow

 Fear

The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.

Edward Murrow

 Communication

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

Edward Murrow

 America

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.

Edward Murrow

 Art

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

Edward Murrow

 

Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.

Edward Murrow

 

Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.

Edward Murrow

 

[Murrow (portrayed by David Strathairn, who won best actor for the performance at this year's Venice Film Festival) as well as Friendly and the rest of the] See It Now ... We're going to go with this story. Because the terror is right here in this room.

Edward Murrow

 

Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

Edward Murrow