17 quotes by Jessica Savitch

“No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.” — Jessica Savitch

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“Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.” — Jessica Savitch

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“By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.” — Jessica Savitch

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“What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?” — Jessica Savitch

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“It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.” — Jessica Savitch

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“In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.” — Jessica Savitch

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“The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.” — Jessica Savitch

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“In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?” — Jessica Savitch

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“I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.” — Jessica Savitch

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“You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.” — Jessica Savitch

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“Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.” — Jessica Savitch

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“A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.” — Jessica Savitch

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“Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.” — Jessica Savitch

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“Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.” — Jessica Savitch

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“The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.” — Jessica Savitch

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“Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.” — Jessica Savitch

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“For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.” — Jessica Savitch

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