“ One successful writer said he would never be a millionaire because he liked living like one too much. David Halberstam
“ His was a profession in which a good leader constantly had to adapt to new weapons, whether he liked them or not, David Halberstam
“ If he (George Keenan)felt on occasion more than a little uncomfortable when being listened to, then he was truly unhappy when not being listened to. David Halberstam
“ The ability to get on the air, which was crucial to any reporter’s career, grew precisely as the ability to analyze diminished. David Halberstam
“ He was very good, it turned out, at outlining the flaws in the government as long as someone else was in charge of the government. David Halberstam
“ It was a wonderful combination for a reporter, the exterior so comforting, the interior so driven. David Halberstam
“ Elliston thought consistency less important than vitality and intelligence and passion. David Halberstam
“ He hated House members who longed only to run for the Senate, and senators who longed only to run for the presidency. He was appalled by what he felt television had done to the Senate by the mid-fifti… David Halberstam
“ The faster the motion, the less time to think. Fuselage journalism, Hugh Sidey of Time later called it. David Halberstam
“ He could tune her, bringing out her better instincts and filtering out her lesser ones. David Halberstam
“ Mohr was one of the most talented people on the staff of Time, in print as well as in person—the two are often different. David Halberstam
“ Even in a hostile press conference with hostile questions there was drama, and he could benefit from the drama and the hostility. He mastered the greatest art of television, appearing to be spontaneou… David Halberstam
“ He was perceived to be intellectually promiscuous, a little too eager to please all groups. David Halberstam
“ In the old days, it had been talent and style and brilliance and now it was more and more productivity. David Halberstam
“ This was the mark of an uncommon soldier, someone whose courage away from the battlefield was the same as that on it. David Halberstam
“ There is no small irony here: An administration which flaunted its intellectual superiority and its superior academic credentials made the most critical of decisions with virtually no input from anyon… David Halberstam
“ DiMaggio's grace came to represent more than athletic skill in those years. To the men who wrote about the game, it was a talisman, a touchstone, a symbol of the limitless potential of the human indiv… David Halberstam
