A Quote by Edward R. Murrow

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

Edward R. Murrow

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Major Mistake Obligation Our Slogans Solutions

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Edward R. Murrow
American - Journalist
April 25, 1908 - April 27, 1965

The populists are spreading slogans. We have to offer solutions and answers.

Jean-Claude Juncker

I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans to capture public opinion. They were very cynical slogans then, just as all of these slogans today are very, very cynical.

Bernard Nathanson

These are serious problems in all of our major cities: homelessness, education, there are are a number of them. And they require hard thinking and innovative solutions. But I think cities are so better off working with the business community towards joint solutions, rather than trying to tax them.

Andy Jassy

Managers at [the nuclear] sector should know that we need diplomacy and not slogans, .. This [is] where we should use all our leverages with patience and wisdom, without provocation and slogans that can give pretexts to the enemies.

Bill Vaughan

As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it's a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building.

Jane Byrne

It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away

Saad Hariri

It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.

Saad Hariri

NIKE is focused on elevating and accelerating innovation in our products, services and our digital ecosystem. This requires progressive and agile technology solutions that keep pace with our growth, which is what Juniper's solutions offer.

Anthony Watson

We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. Our obligation is to make money.

Don Simpson

Our obligation to the world is, primarily, our obligation to our own future. Obviously, we cannot develop beyond a certain point unless other nations develop, too.

Eleanor Roosevelt

I think most Americans would agree that we need sensible solutions that fix our immigration system and deal humanely with aspiring citizens currently in our country. At the same time, these solutions must increase the security of our borders.

Linda Sanchez

Our obligation to the will of God is our obligation to the laws of practical reason.

Joseph Alexander Leighton

Since the women are the ones who bear the babies, and there's nothing we can do about that, our laws and customs then make it the financial obligation of the husband to provide the support. It is his obligation and his sole obligation. And this is exactly and precisely what we will lose if the Equal Rights Amendment is passed.

Phyllis Schlafly

Since the women are the ones who bear the babies and there's nothing we can do about that, our laws and customs then make it the financial obligation of the husband to provide the support. It is his obligation and his sole obligation. And this is exactly and precisely what we will lose if the Equal Rights Amendment is passed.

Phyllis Schlafly

Perhaps it is our obligation to be noble before it is our obligation to be happy.