Mike Wallace Quotes

United States, Journalist
May 9, 1918 – April, 7, 2012.

Myron (Mike) Leon Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. He interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his seven-decade career. He was one of the original correspondents for CBS' 60 Minutes, which debuted in 1968. Wallace retired as a regular full-time correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally on the series until 2008.

Also known as Actor, Game Show Host

If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility.

Mike Wallace
All I'm armed with is research.

Mike Wallace
- Research
- Armed

I love the urgency of what we do. I like the battles that take place, the jousting.

Mike Wallace
- I Love
- Battles
- Jousting
Both my parents came from Russia and suddenly they wound up in Boston, Massachusetts, Brookline, Massachusetts and they felt the sun rose and set on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's backside because he meant so much to them. This was freedom. This was something totally different from the Russia they had left.

Mike Wallace
- Parents
- Freedom
- Russia
Even a liberal reporter is a patriot, wants the best for this country. And people, your fair and balanced friends at Fox, don't fully understand that.

Mike Wallace
- Country
- Friends
- Balanced
It's astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. That's why a reporter's job, as you know, is such a joy.

Mike Wallace
- Way
- Joy
- Learn
As I approach my 88th birthday, it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing.

Mike Wallace
- Eyes
- Search
- Flights
I did game shows, I did interview shows, I did talk shows, I did commercials, I did acting. But all of that was a million years ago.

Mike Wallace
- Game
- Shows
- Interview

I cannot improve on those spoken for many years by a true legend who preceded me at CBS News. He would say, simply, 'good night, and good luck.'

Mike Wallace
- News
- Legend
- Improve
There's nothing, repeat, nothing to be ashamed of when you're going through a depression. If you get help, the chances of your licking it are really good. But, you have to get yourself onto a safe path.

Mike Wallace
- Help
- Depression
- Safe