Bob Edwards Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

15 Famous Quotes by Bob Edwards
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“People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.”
Ability Quotes
“A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.”
Learning Quotes
“A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.”
Advice / experience / wisdom Quotes
“If blue collar jobs are leaving and white collar jobs are outsourced what color collar jobs are left?”
Crime Quotes
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
Humor Quotes
“Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“That was just thugs sitting there, not elected officials, ... somebody who affected everybody's life, not just the lives of other criminals.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I met (Franklin) Roosevelt once on the back of a train,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“With consolidation you have fewer and fewer voices, ... I always thought that the strength of radio was its diversity. It has always had so many voices. When I was a kid, the maximum amount of radio stations that you were allowed to have in your ownership group was five. Now you have one company that owns 1,250 stations. That's just wrong.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“[Edwards was set to interview Simon on April 25 when NPR execs abruptly informed Simon that he had to cancel.] Mine is the only program that Scott is banned from being on, ... He can do all other media outlets.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Murrow would be delighted that there are 24-hour news channels, but disappointed that during prime time all that they would be doing are these shout shows and Larry King instead of doing the news,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I can do whatever I want to. I'm completely independent. NPR over the years began taking itself enormously seriously -- as it should. In the end I was so micromanaged that they were telling me how to pronounce syllables of words.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“You know what the compensation is before you decide to run.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I bet it has been 15 years. Those times are gone.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
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