There were a few youthful fishing trips, but I never enjoyed the experiences, partly because I didn’t like hurting the bait. – Walter Cronkite
I hope that, somewhere, Mom and Dad are proud that little Walter is performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. – Walter Cronkite
If, as they say, the threat of the hangman’s noose has a powerful way of focusing one’s attention, the same can be said of pregnancy. – Walter Cronkite
I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got. – Walter Cronkite
Cable has come along; many all-news 24 hour cable outlets in the United States. They have cut deeply into the traditional networks’ viewing audience. – Walter Cronkite
It’s hard for us to really understand the immensity so far of the conquest of space. – Walter Cronkite
I had as much time to prepare for that moon landing as NASA did, and I still was speechless when it happened. It just was so awe-inspiring to actually be able to see the thing through the television that was a miracle in itself. – Walter Cronkite
I looked at the world with the humaneness, I think, which is one of the hallmarks of being liberal in my mind. – Walter Cronkite
I don’t think it’s in any way harmful, this marriage of media and politicians. I think it enhances the communications process considerably and makes it possible for the public to be far more aware, far more up-to-date on issues and the opposite sides of the issues. – Walter Cronkite
I simply told people what I thought about the state of the war in Vietnam, and it was that we better get out of this. – Walter Cronkite