Most Americans didn't distinguish fame from accomplishment.

He followed an ironclad rule. He NEVER WATCHED HIMSELF.

Unlike most fine writers, he wasn't in love with his own words.

Cronkite was always one step short of disillusionment.

If life were fattening, Walter Cronkite would weigh 500 pounds.

When he (Walter Cronkite) drank, he had an appetite for both history and political bullshit.

Cronkite is not a genius at anything except being straight, honest, and normal.