Scott Pelley

News Anchor American Born 1957 (age 69)

CBS correspondent known for international conflict reporting.

388 quotes

"What we accept becomes our normal."
Wisdom
"Every crisis contains within it an opportunity for renewal."
Change
"The pursuit of truth is the highest calling of journalism."
Truth
"Compassion is the bridge between understanding and action."
Kindness
"A life of meaning requires alignment between values and actions."
Life
"The strength to change comes from honesty about who we are."
Strength
"To be heard, you must first listen to those unlike you."
Wisdom
"Power is either used for accountability or for control."
Power
"The greatest investment is in people and their potential."
Success
"Fear shrinks our possibilities; courage expands them."
Courage
"A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable."
Justice
"The work that matters most is often invisible until it's gone."
Work
"Honesty is the beginning of every meaningful relationship."
Relationships
"To grow is to shed the person you thought you were."
Change
"Freedom without responsibility leads to chaos."
Freedom
"The stories we dismiss as unimportant often contain the deepest truths."
Truth
"Patience is the discipline of allowing things to unfold naturally."
Patience
"The world needs more people willing to be vulnerable."
Strength
"Success is temporary; character is permanent."
Success
"To teach is to transform how someone sees the world."
Education
"The most radical act is choosing to believe in human potential."
Inspiration
"Peace begins with the decision to stop fighting within yourself."
Peace
"What you do when no one is watching defines who you are."
Wisdom
"The future is built by those who refuse to accept the present."
Dreams
"Gratitude is the antidote to entitlement and despair."
Gratitude
"To love is to make yourself vulnerable to loss and pain."
Love
"The strength of a community is the strength of its bonds."
Strength
"Knowledge without action is merely entertainment."
Knowledge
"The responsibility of power is to protect the powerless."
Leadership
"Beauty exists in the spaces between things, not just in things themselves."
Beauty