Mike Wallace

Broadcast Journalist American 1918 – 2012

60 Minutes pioneer known for hard-hitting interviews.

387 quotes

"Peace begins with a smile."
Peace
"Freedom is the most precious gift we can give ourselves."
Freedom
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Justice
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."
Patience
"Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Gratitude is the healthiest of human emotions."
Gratitude
"Creativity takes courage."
Creativity
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, heroic effort."
Motivation
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Beauty
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are."
Wisdom
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change their future."
Change
"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."
Leadership
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"Money is a tool. It can be used to help or to hurt."
Money
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."
Adventure
"The power of imagination makes us infinite."
Imagination
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
History
"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."
War
"Politics is the art of the possible."
Politics
"The truth will set you free."
Truth
"Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my peace."
Solitude
"Nature never hurries, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness."
Hope
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."
Change
"The greatest strength you can have is knowing when to ask for help."
Strength
"Power concedes nothing without a demand."
Power
"Death is not the end, it's a natural part of life."
Death
"Humor is the best medicine."
Humor