But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the world, the United States, which affects every other country in the world.
Christiane AmanpourIndeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.
Christiane AmanpourBut 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.
Christiane AmanpourThey take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.
Christiane AmanpourSome people accused me of being pro-Muslim in Bosnia, but I realised that our job is to give all sides an equal hearing, but in cases of genocide you can't just be neutral. You can't just say, 'Well, this little boy was shot in the head and killed in besieged Sarajevo and that guy over there did it, but maybe he was upset because he had an argument with his wife.' No, there is no equality there, and we had to tell the truth.
Christiane Amanpour