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Jessica Savitch

17 quotes

Not every great thinker makes it into the history books, but Jessica Savitch's words speak for themselves. The range of their thinking — from Women to Marriage — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 18 quotes from Jessica Savitch, each offering a different angle on Women, Marriage, Work, War, and Success. As Jessica Savitch put it: "For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work."

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

— Jessica Savitch

Car

All Quotes by Jessica Savitch

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

— Jessica Savitch

Relationship

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

— Jessica Savitch

Work

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

— Jessica Savitch

Motivational

“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

Marriage

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

— Jessica Savitch

Car

“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

Death

“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

Age

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

— Jessica Savitch

Success

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

— Jessica Savitch

War

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

— Jessica Savitch

Women

“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

Attitude

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

— Jessica Savitch

Women

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

— Jessica Savitch

Women

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

— Jessica Savitch

Women

“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

Society

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

— Jessica Savitch

Women

“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

Marriage