Don Hewitt's Quotes

Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation.

He can thread a needle with a well-turned phrase.

I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent.

I plan to die at my desk.

You know that clicker? It's going to change the world more than any other thing.

Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours.