Morley Safer

Broadcast Journalist Canadian-American 1931 – 2016

Legendary 60 Minutes correspondent with decades of reporting.

380 quotes

"Art is the language of the soul."
Art
"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."
Justice
"Dreams without action are mere fantasies."
Dreams
"The best education comes from questioning authority."
Education
"Music has the power to unite what words divide."
Music
"Death is not the opposite of life; it is its complement."
Death
"Gratitude is the antidote to despair."
Gratitude
"Imagination is more valuable than knowledge."
Imagination
"Technology is a tool; wisdom is how we use it."
Technology
"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the presence of understanding."
Peace
"The only true freedom is the freedom to think for yourself."
Freedom
"Strength is often found in vulnerability."
Strength
"Kindness is never wasted, even when it's not returned."
Kindness
"The price of truth is often loneliness."
Truth
"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."
Adventure
"Faith is not about certainty; it's about hope in uncertainty."
Faith
"Work that doesn't challenge you doesn't define you."
Work
"Family is where we learn our first lessons about love and loss."
Family
"Friendship is tested not in good times, but in adversity."
Friendship
"Hope is the most dangerous and necessary emotion."
Hope
"Courage is fear that said its prayers."
Courage
"Money is a poor measure of a life well-lived."
Money
"Health is the wealth we often take for granted."
Health
"Motivation is temporary; discipline is permanent."
Motivation
"The best relationships are built on brutal honesty."
Relationships
"Solitude is different from loneliness; one heals, the other wounds."
Solitude
"Philosophy without action is sterile intellectualism."
Philosophy
"Literature teaches us what life would take too long to show us."
Literature
"Politics is the art of competing visions of the future."
Politics
"War is the failure of politics and the triumph of pride."
War