Quote by Mike Wallace
My parents came from Russia and suddenly they wound up in Boston,

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 Roosevelts backside because he meant so much to them. This was freedom. This was something totally different from the Russia they had left. – Mike Wallace

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Even a liberal reporter is a patriot, wants the best for this country. And people, your fair and balanced friends at Fox, dont fully understand that. – Mike Wallace

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As I approach my 88th birthday, its become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, arent quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing. – Mike Wallace

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