“McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of ...” — Morley Safer Quote

“McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion.”

“I am not in this business as a calling. I don't do what I do to right any wrongs.”

“When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and she respected that.”

“I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.”

“I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.”

“The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.”