Nightline Quotes

What distinguishes Nightline - the heart of its appeal - is its intelligence, seriousness of purpose, integrity and its depth. - Tom Rosenstiel

This is easily perceived as the fourth 20-year-plus anchor stepping aside, and that's not the case... A number of people said once Ted goes, there goes 'Nightline.' - Tom Bettag

The key is retaining the essential DNA of the show. Nightline is a beacon for smart, intelligent journalism and must remain so. - James Goldston

The court of last resort is no longer the Supreme Court. It's Nightline. - Alan Dershowitz

Ted and I have discussed a number of options under which he might have remained at 'Nightline' or in some other capacity at ABC News, but Ted believes this is the right time for him to leave. - David Westin

Our government, at least according to the NIGHTLINE program that ran, financed STAR GATE over 20 years with 20 million dollars or something like that, at the end of which they more or less declared it to be a failure, and stopped the program. - Art Bell

Mr. Koppel and 'Nightline' are hiding behind the so-called tribute in an effort to highlight only one aspect of the war effort, and in doing so to influence public opinion against the military action in Iraq. - Anderson Cooper

It is a show with a rich and vibrant heritage, and I'm very much looking forward to working with everyone at `Nightline' to maintain and enhance its reputation in the years ahead. - James Goldston

I'm absolutely committed to 'Nightline' remaining a serious, substantive show... 'Nightline' has a unique place in American television journalism and it's important that should continue. Of course, we wish it to be an entertaining show, but the journalism comes first always. - James Goldston

I think 'Nightline' fits in where it's always fit in. It's a place where you can go to see the kind of stories you won't see anywhere else. - James Goldston