Morley Safer

Broadcast Journalist Canadian-American 1931 – 2016

Legendary 60 Minutes correspondent with decades of reporting.

380 quotes

"Inspiration is 1% muse, 99% work."
Inspiration
"Relationships require the courage to be known."
Relationships
"Solitude is where we meet ourselves honestly."
Solitude
"Truth is the rarest commodity in the world."
Truth
"Freedom requires responsibility."
Freedom
"Peace is the work of a lifetime."
Peace
"Nature is the greatest teacher of patience."
Nature
"Art is the immortality of emotion."
Art
"Music is mathematics of the soul."
Music
"Faith is belief in what cannot be proven."
Faith
"Hope is the last thing to die in us."
Hope
"Courage is acting despite your fears."
Courage
"Change is the only constant."
Change
"Education is the key to all other keys."
Education
"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."
Knowledge
"Time moves faster as we grow older."
Time
"Success is a journey, not a destination."
Success
"Love is the answer to every question."
Love
"The visible world is no longer a reality and the unseen world is no longer a dream."
Philosophy
"Good journalism is like a vaccine - it inoculates the public against deception."
Truth
"Skepticism is the journalist's greatest tool, not cynicism."
Wisdom
"We are not here to be observers of history, but to be part of it."
Motivation
"The camera doesn't lie, but liars use the camera."
Truth
"In a world of noise, silence becomes a form of wisdom."
Peace
"Every story has a human heart - find it, and you find the truth."
"Fear is the enemy of clarity, and clarity is the enemy of power."
Fear
"What we choose to show and what we choose to hide defines our character."
"The pursuit of truth is not a destination but a discipline."
Knowledge
"Age teaches you that the best stories are often the ones we almost missed."
Wisdom
"Indifference is more dangerous than hostility."
Courage