Lester Holt Quotes

• You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You've got to be ready to walk through them.

  Lester Holt

  Doors, Walks, Ready

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• You have to go where the story is to report on it. As a journalist, you're essentially running to things that other people are running away from.

  Lester Holt

  Correr, Gente, Historias

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• The challenge is right now, I call it the death of critical thinking in America. It's a very worrisome development. More and more people seem to be resisting the idea of standing back and asking questions about something, challenging their beliefs.

  Lester Holt

  Pensar, Personas, Retos

  Fuente: wwd.com

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• As Americans we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the voiceless, and hold our leaders and institutions accountable. But the circle is only completed when that information is consumed by a free thinking and engaged audience.

  Lester Holt

  Independent, Thinking, Circles

  Lester Holt's Commencement Address at University of California, Merced, www.today.com. May 17, 2010.

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• The biggest thing I worry about is the unsubstantiated story. You have to tell the people what you know -- and acknowledge what you don't know.

  Lester Holt

  People, Worry, Stories

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• One of the most important skills at [reporting] is not so much what comes out of your mouth but what you hear. To listen. When you interview people, it's very important to understand the nuances of what they're saying and to understand when they have actually made news-when they've told you something that they haven't told anybody else.

  Lester Holt

  Skills, People, Important

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• I think sometimes we lose sight of how powerful we are when we put someone on the news - for good or bad. It can really change people's lives.

  Lester Holt

  Powerful, Thinking, Sometimes

  Fuente: wwd.com

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• En más de una ocasión, la cámara me ha cortado después de una pausa mientras yo aún intentaba tragarme el último bocado de galleta. Los que hayáis pensado: "Ese tío habla como si tuviera canicas en la boca", debéis saber que no son canicas, sino galletas de avena.

  Lester Holt

  Cutting, Oatmeal, Guy

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• Mr. [Donald] Trump, for five years, you perpetuated a false claim that the nation's first black president was not a natural-born citizen. You questioned his legitimacy. In the last couple of weeks, you acknowledged what most Americans have accepted for years: The president was born in the United States.

  Lester Holt

  Couple, Years, Black

  The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

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• I like to report. I like to go to the newsmakers. I like to get out. I've heard about people talking about the anchor as the voice of god. That set is not an altar. It's a great job, I love doing it, but I don't take that role as my identity - the anchorman - it sounds very old-fashioned.

  Lester Holt

  People, Identity, Great Job

  Fuente: wwd.com

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• There are two economic realities in America in 2016. There's been a record six straight years of job growth, and new census numbers show incomes have increased at a record rate after years of stagnation. However, income inequality remains significant, and nearly half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

  Lester Holt

  Reality, Growth, Economic

  Fuente: www.truth-out.org

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• You look at the Middle East, you started the Iran deal, that's another beauty where you have a country that was ready to fall, I mean, they were doing so badly. They were choking on the sanctions. And now they're going to be actually probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they're going.

  Lester Holt

  Country, Fall, Mean

  Fuente: time.com

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• I am honored to have this role [of the moderator], but this evening belongs to the candidates and, just as important, to the American people.

  Lester Holt

  People, Important, Roles

  Fuente: time.com

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• I remember when I interviewed at MSNBC, one of the first things they said to me was, 'In your tapes, you had a mustache, right?' I said, 'Yeah, I recently took it off.' I said, 'If you hire me, you get to decide if you want it or not.' They said, 'No, no, we're fine with it now.'

  Lester Holt

  Mustache, Tape, Want

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• Race has been a big issue in this [presidency] campaign [2016].

  Lester Holt

  Race, Issues, Campaigns

  Lester Holt at the First Presidential Debate Between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in Hempstead, N.Y., time.com. September 27, 2016.

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• Candidates [Hillary Clinton and Donald trump], we look forward to hearing you articulate your policies and your positions, as well as your visions and your values.

  Lester Holt

  Vision, Looks, Hearing

  Fuente: time.com

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• The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of it amplified by shootings of African-Americans by police, as we've seen recently in Charlotte and Tulsa. Race has been a big issue in 2016 campaign.

  Lester Holt

  Country, Police, Share

  "Expanding the Debate: Jill Stein “Debates” Clinton & Trump in Democracy Now! Special–Part 1". www.democracynow.org. September 27, 2016.

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• I'll co-host TODAY from Los Angeles Saturday morning and then make my way up to Merced for that evening's graduation ceremony.
  
  I'm still touching up my remarks, but my challenge to the Class of 2010 will be to break through the deafening and too often negative echo chamber of the digital era and become critical and independent thinkers.

  Lester Holt

  Morning, Independent, Echoes

  "Lester Holt: Fulfilling a promise to Class of 2010" by Steve Veres, www.today.com. May 15, 2010.

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• There are two economic realities in America today. There's been a record six straight years of job growth, and new census numbers show incomes have increased at a record rate after years of stagnation. However, income inequality remains significant, and nearly half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

  Lester Holt

  Jobs, Reality, Years

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.nbcnews.com. September 27, 2016.

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• Hay ciudadanos estadounidenses que se han inspirado para cometer actos de terror en suelo estadounidense, el último incidente, por supuesto, los atentados que acabamos de ver en New York y Nueva Jersey, el ataque con cuchillo en un centro comercial en Minnesota, en el último año, ataques mortales en San Bernardino y Orlando.

  Lester Holt

  New York, Years, Knives

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

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• I don't expect us to cover all the issues of this campaign [2016] tonight, but I remind everyone, there are two more presidential debates scheduled. We are going to focus on many of the issues that voters tell us are most important, and we're going to press for specifics.

  Lester Holt

  Two, Issues, Focus

  Fuente: time.com

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• Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men.

  Lester Holt

  New York, Men, Black

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.nbcnews.com. September 27, 2016.

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• The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of it amplified by shootings of African-Americans by police, as we've seen recently in Charlotte and Tulsa.

  Lester Holt

  Country, Race, African American

  The First 2016 Presidential Debate Between Trump, Clinton, www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

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• You look at the Middle East, it's a total mess.

  Lester Holt

  Middle East, Looks, Mess

  Fuente: time.com

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• Anybody who was in the military or a military family has a certain sensitivity to the separation. Everyone knows military wives have the hardest jobs. I was born into one. When I think back to those days, I didn't appreciate it then.

  Lester Holt

  Jobs, Military, Thinking

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