U.S. television journalist & news anchorman (1940- )
In television, everything is possible and nothing is sure.
TOM BROKAW
Washington Post, May 11, 1993
We are, in fact, a nation of immigrants. It's just a question of whether we're going to celebrate that and invest in it, or whether we're going to ignore it and deny it.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, March 6, 2006
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, June 6, 1986
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, May 5, 1991
If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church.
TOM BROKAW
International Herald Tribune, September 10, 1991
The most important thing in life is to be able to breathe.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, September 9, 1999
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for, I don't know.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, May 10, 2018
I am not a partisan newsman. I am a reporter who covers politics and government, and I am nonpartisan.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, October 29, 2000
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, November 5, 2008
America is a nation of big shoulders and big dreams.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, July 12, 1987
The greatest generation was formed first by the Great Depression. They shared everything -- meals, jobs, clothing.
TOM BROKAW
The Greatest Generation
A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility.
TOM BROKAW
The Greatest Generation
You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
TOM BROKAW
University of South Carolina commencement speech, May 9, 1999
I think the greatest legacy of the civil rights movement is that it made America a better place for all of us, regardless of race or ethnicity.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, February 1, 2015
The purpose of a liberal education is to make you philosophical enough to accept the fact that you will never make much money.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, May 8, 2013
I would say to any young student today: Learn the language of the world. Get to know the language of the world because that's the way you're going to be able to communicate and have an impact.
TOM BROKAW
interview, Huffington Post, May 5, 2014
It's important to remember that every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and it's up to us to figure out how to get from one to the other.
TOM BROKAW
University of Virginia commencement speech, May 17, 1997
You can never overestimate the intelligence of the American public.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, September 3, 2007
The most memorable interviews for me are always the ones where I feel like I'm learning something new.
TOM BROKAW
Washington Post, June 17, 2007
It's not what you think that counts, it's what you do.
TOM BROKAW
New York Times, October 10, 1999