219 Quotes by Tom Brokaw

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What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve.

It makes it all the more poignant because of the absence of our colleague Peter Jennings. We had hoped that he would be here tonight so we could have a reunion, a celebration.

Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now.

David and I have actually talked about this.

Barack Obama's name will be the one on the peace prize, but his speech and his manner could become a gift for generations to come.

Cancer has given me a dose of humility. I'm much more empathetic. It's a club I would rather not have joined, but it is a club.

I know that I speak for both of us when I say how deeply touched we are by that reception, and it makes it all that much more poignant in the absence of our colleague, Peter Jennings.

I knew that Brian had a lot of overtures from other networks. The last thing we wanted to do was to lose him.