I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.
Peter JenningsDo we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
Peter JenningsIllegal immigrants have been a problem in America for hundreds of years...Just ask any Indian.
Peter JenningsI am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.
Peter JenningsI think there is a mainstream media. CNN is mainstream media, and the main, ABC, CBS, NBC are mainstream media. And I think it's just essentially to make the point that we are largely in the center without particular axes to grind, without ideologies which are represented in our daily coverage, at least certainly not on purpose.
Peter JenningsDon't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
Peter JenningsCanadians have an abiding interest in surprising those Americans who have historically made little effort to learn about their neighbour to the North.
Peter JenningsI don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.
Peter JenningsPatriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.
Peter JenningsIt is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.
Peter JenningsAl Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
Peter JenningsWe have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don't know.
Peter JenningsCanada join the United States? Where would young Canadians run off to for adventure? Where would Americans run to escape?
Peter JenningsI'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
Peter JenningsAnd once again the government has failed to get the kind of cooperation from the relatives that might allow the case of this young boy to end in a civilized manner that is best for him.
Peter JenningsI think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
Peter JenningsI have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
Peter JenningsThere's a whole industry of conservatives saying, 'Ah, it's those damn liberals,' and a whole group of liberals saying, 'It's all those damn conservatives.'.
Peter JenningsI think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.
Peter JenningsJesse Marcel's unproven story was now primetime mythology. This remote New Mexico town had hit the jackpot. It didn't matter that there wasn't a shred of credible evidence to support the claim that a flying saucer crashed here. It didn't matter that there were no credible witnesses to alien bodies.
Peter JenningsThe risk of sudden death is miniscule, overstating this risk is not going to stop them from taking the drug.
Peter JenningsI think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.
Peter JenningsIf you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong.
Peter JenningsI think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
Peter JenningsDo I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
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