Mike Wallace Quotes (32 Quotes)


    She was a genuine, lovely, fine woman who was bruised by what happened to her husband. She was intelligent, loyal and raised wonderful kids.

    It became a control burn is what happened. In this case, we took advantage of an unfortunate situation.

    You essentially strengthened your body and your performance with a cocktail of steroids and growth hormones,

    Right now, this bar caters to men. With the addition of liquor, we will be able to served mixed drinks and we think we will be able to attract more women.

    Over the years he has cajoled, persuaded, done whatever it takes to raise over 4.5 million for Martha's Vineyard Community Services. It is a labor of love for you and particularly Artie.


    ... I've talked one-on-one with George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Jack Kennedy. But I understand you're not going to let me talk one-on-one with you

    My 40 years with CBS News have been a fascinating voyage of discovery. Thirty-seven years with '60 Minutes' have given me the chance to travel the globe, meet and report on world issues, and broadcast what I've learned to an audience at home that had long trusted CBS News reporters like Walter Cronkite and Eric Sevareid.

    Shake it off and get back in there, ... The thing that is going to make a difference is you shaking it off.

    He's a man with a heart as big as the shelter. When it came time to get down to the nitty-gritty, he had the volunteers there.

    And what you're doing to baseball now, you're taking on the whole baseball establishment,

    At E3, people came out saying Nintendo is going to do much better than Microsoft. But over the last month or two, people have turned around ... (Microsoft) will give Nintendo a good run for the No. 2 spot.

    If you feel that strongly that we can get better candidates from California, let's get our next mayor or our next commissioner from there.

    Portals do drive e-commerce, ... But I think some e-commerce companies overpaid and expected too much. As e-commerce companies build their own stream of traffic, they'll need to depend on portals less and less.

    I think going down to 20 dilutes the brand and makes it seem like a budget title, ... The message it sends is ESPN is a budget brand and it's not worth as much as Madden.

    At this point, neither Microsoft nor Nintendo have a chance at catching Sony. What they're trying to do is carve out their own part of the market ... Microsoft's goal is to get established, then it will shoot for the number one slot in the next round of machines, around 2005.

    By opening our streams up and getting obstructions out, it cuts down on water backup, and that affords us a little more protection and a little bit longer amount of time to notify residents.

    I'll be available when asked for whatever chores CBS News, '60 Minutes,' 'The Evening News,' et cetera, have in mind for me.

    Ronald Reagan knew who the hell he was. He had his convictions. He was comfortable in his skin.

    We would not be surprised to down the road see Nintendo make its console games for Sony and possibly Microsoft.

    If you think about the two different products, they have some things in common that most people wouldn't expect.

    There are more queens crowned in one night in Dallas than in 400 years in Westminster Abbey.

    All of the music is beautiful in its own way, and a lot of it is at completely opposite ends of the spectrum.

    I was trying to be respectful, but I got really mad at the doctor. I told him there was nothing wrong with me, this was all just a misunderstanding.

    If you come at it from subject matter, you're never going to get there, Leave it open to struggle and contest, and don't give up too quickly.

    I remember when I was growing up, ... It was Jack Benny that I used to listen to on the radio at 7 o'clock on Sunday nights. And that went on and on, and he became an institution. In our own way I think we've done the same.

    I've known (Democratic presidential nominee John) Kerry for 25 years. He's a patriot. I'm listening to what he has to say,


    They've been talking with me off-and-on for some time about coming over there. At the moment, I want to stay where I am.

    He had a lot of nice gestures for me, and so did his dad, but I'm sorry. I'm sure they make mistakes over there every now and then. He's a championship driver and he'll recover from it.

    You didn't see a heck of a lot of his wife, last night. The concession was, look, 'I'm going to be more candid with you, Ed Bradley, than I've ever been in public before. Why Because I'm going to get an opportunity to tell about my charity foundation.' I think that's fine.

    It was faster, more violent, more confrontational than baseball.

    She's of a certain age now. She doesn't want to keep getting on planes. She's very wise to do what she's doing.


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