Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour, CBEis a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. Amanpour is also a Global Affairs Anchor of ABC News. As of 2014, she has been recognized as one of the journalists most world leaders follow on Twitter, according to a report by the PR firm Burson-Marsteller...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 January 1958
accused
They accused you of being in the KLA?
last louder stronger
It's bigger, stronger and louder than last night,
certain
We are the first eyes, the first ears, the first to tell a certain story because without us who? Without us who?,
bush easy george given ride
Why have we given George W. Bush such an easy ride when-until now, that is-when actually his qualifications are questionable?
mistake important tools
Perhaps the most important thing I could say is to never be thrown by failure and mistakes. Each and everything that happens, even if it was not what you hoped would happen, is a valuable, life-learning tool. And you will only achieve success if you know how to learn from your failures and mistakes. It’s vital.
badass winning people
Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.
country murder crime
For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned?
boys tea wanted
I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but I quickly announced, innocently but very ambitiously, that I wanted to be, I was going to be, a foreign correspondent.
cnn years suitcases
But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.
presses
We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.
matter shows
What we do and say and show really matters.
peace real war
I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.
journalism force knows
They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.
stories driven certain
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.