Latest Lester Holt Quotes from Interviews

• I think we're more relevant than ever because it is such a noisy environment out there. What's a journalist now? It's anybody with a way to get information out and you're sitting there with your smartphone in front of you. That's what we're up against now. There's a lot of unfiltered information. Some of it is accurate, some of it way off base. We're that safe port in the storm.

  Lester Holt

  Thinking, Storm, Environment

  Source: wwd.com

• I think sometimes we lose sight of how powerful we are when we put someone on the news - for good or bad. It can really change people's lives.

  Lester Holt

  Powerful, Thinking, Sometimes

  Source: wwd.com

• I like to report. I like to go to the newsmakers. I like to get out. I've heard about people talking about the anchor as the voice of god. That set is not an altar. It's a great job, I love doing it, but I don't take that role as my identity - the anchorman - it sounds very old-fashioned.

  Lester Holt

  People, Identity, Great Job

  Source: wwd.com

• The challenge is right now, I call it the death of critical thinking in America. It's a very worrisome development. More and more people seem to be resisting the idea of standing back and asking questions about something, challenging their beliefs.

  Lester Holt

  Thinking, People, Challenges

  Source: wwd.com

• There are two economic realities in America in 2016. There's been a record six straight years of job growth, and new census numbers show incomes have increased at a record rate after years of stagnation. However, income inequality remains significant, and nearly half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

  Lester Holt

  Reality, Growth, Economic

  Source: www.truth-out.org

• The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of it amplified by shootings of African-Americans by police, as we've seen recently in Charlotte and Tulsa. Race has been a big issue in 2016 campaign.

  Lester Holt

  Country, Police, Share

  "Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein “Debates” Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special–Part 1". www.democracynow.org. September 27, 2016.

• You look at the Middle East, you started the Iran deal, that's another beauty where you have a country that was ready to fall, I mean, they were doing so badly. They were choking on the sanctions. And now they're going to be actually probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they're going.

  Lester Holt

  Country, Fall, Mean

  Source: time.com

• You look at the Middle East, it's a total mess.

  Lester Holt

  Middle East, Looks, Mess

  Source: time.com

• There are American citizens who have been inspired to commit acts of terror on American soil, the latest incident, of course, the bombings we just saw in New York and New Jersey, the knife attack at a mall in Minnesota, in the last year, deadly attacks in San Bernardino and Orlando.

  Lester Holt

  New York, Years, Knives

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

• Mr. [Donald] Trump, for five years, you perpetuated a false claim that the nation's first black president was not a natural-born citizen. You questioned his legitimacy. In the last couple of weeks, you acknowledged what most Americans have accepted for years: The president was born in the United States.

  Lester Holt

  Couple, Years, Black

  The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

• Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men.

  Lester Holt

  New York, Men, Black

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.nbcnews.com. September 27, 2016.

• Race has been a big issue in this [presidency] campaign [2016].

  Lester Holt

  Race, Issues, Campaigns

  Lester Holt at the First Presidential Debate Between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Hempstead, N.Y., time.com. September 27, 2016.

• The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of it amplified by shootings of African-Americans by police, as we've seen recently in Charlotte and Tulsa.

  Lester Holt

  Country, Race, African American

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

• Candidates [Hillary Clinton and Donald trump], we look forward to hearing you articulate your policies and your positions, as well as your visions and your values.

  Lester Holt

  Vision, Looks, Hearing

  Source: time.com

• There are two economic realities in America today. There's been a record six straight years of job growth, and new census numbers show incomes have increased at a record rate after years of stagnation. However, income inequality remains significant, and nearly half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

  Lester Holt

  Jobs, Reality, Years

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.nbcnews.com. September 27, 2016.

• I don't expect us to cover all the issues of this campaign [2016] tonight, but I remind everyone, there are two more presidential debates scheduled. We are going to focus on many of the issues that voters tell us are most important, and we're going to press for specifics.

  Lester Holt

  Two, Issues, Focus

  Source: time.com

• I am honored to have this role [of the moderator], but this evening belongs to the candidates and, just as important, to the American people.

  Lester Holt

  People, Important, Roles

  Source: time.com

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