Jessica Savitch Quotes

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• For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

  Jessica Savitch

  Hard Work, Eight, Two

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

  Jessica Savitch

  Motivational, Monday, Sight

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?

  Jessica Savitch

  Men, Wife, Faces

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.

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  Important, Literature, Firsts

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

  Jessica Savitch

  Attitude, Focus, Prejudice

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

  Jessica Savitch

  Mistake, Ineptitude, Results

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.

  Jessica Savitch

  Goal, Literature, Setting Goals

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.

  Jessica Savitch

  Code, Restroom, Ifs

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

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  Half, Literature, Surprise

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• Men still control the news, both on and off camera.

  Jessica Savitch

  Men, Cameras, News

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

  Jessica Savitch

  Play, Literature, Audience

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

  Jessica Savitch

  Fire, People, News

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• Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective.

  Jessica Savitch

  Media, Information, Enterprise

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• In real life, events seem much less dramatic.

  Jessica Savitch

  Real, Events, Dramatic

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

  Jessica Savitch

  Events, News, Literature

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

  Jessica Savitch

  Successful, News, Literature

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

  Jessica Savitch

  Stars, Literature, May

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr

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• One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

  Jessica Savitch

  Tired, Musical, Directors

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• Being a novelty had its advantages.

  Jessica Savitch

  Literature, Novelty, Advantage

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

  Jessica Savitch

  Mother, Wanted, Reporters

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• The relationship between talent — a term loosely applied to those who work on-air — and management is uneasy, at best.

  Jessica Savitch

  Literature, Planning, Management

  "Anchorwoman".

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• A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.

  Jessica Savitch

  Men, Modern Life, Facts

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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• News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

  Jessica Savitch

  Texas, Weather, Waiting

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

  Jessica Savitch

  Careers, Effort, Joints

  Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

  Jessica Savitch

  Wrinkles, News, Television

  Jessica Savitch (1983). “Anchorwoman”, Berkley

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