In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies. – Christiane Amanpour
Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply dont trust or like journalists anymore and thats sad. – Christiane Amanpour
And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story. – Christiane Amanpour
Im not an American but I have always had the outsiders respect for the American people and the American way. – Christiane Amanpour
The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master. – Henry James