Morley Safer

"What we choose to make invisible says as much as what we reveal."

"The longest journey is usually from the head to the heart."

"In the end, everyone wants to be remembered as someone who mattered."

"The real news is not what happens, but what it means."

"A life without questions is a life without growth."

"The greatest luxury is the freedom to be authentic."

"Time does not heal all wounds; understanding does."

"Power is most dangerous when those who have it forget what it feels like to lack it."

"The stories that matter most are the ones no one wants to tell."

"What you tolerate, you permit; what you permit, you encourage."

"The mirror of society is journalism; the journalist is merely the reflector."

"Age teaches you that the best life is lived in the present, not the past."

"The most important conversation you'll ever have is the one with yourself."

"What seems complicated is usually just simple things we've made complicated."

"The voice of the voiceless often speaks in silence."

"A good life is not about avoiding pain, but about choosing meaningful pain."

"The distance between despair and hope is often just a single decision."

"The best defense against propaganda is an educated public that knows how to think critically."

"Television has the power to inform, but also the responsibility not to deceive."

"A good journalist listens more than he talks, and questions more than he assumes."

"The pursuit of the story should never come at the expense of human dignity."

"In a world of spin, the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

"People often believe what they want to believe, not what they should believe."

"Courage in journalism means standing alone when everyone else is comfortable."

"The most important stories are often the ones nobody wants to tell."

"Understanding requires patience, and patience requires humility."

"History is not something that happened; it's something that continues to happen."

"Skepticism is not cynicism; it's the foundation of honest inquiry."

"We are shaped not just by what we know, but by what we choose to ignore."

"The real measure of a person is how they treat those with no power to help them."