Robert MacNeil Quotes

After I became a citizen, I felt freer to say what I thought about this country, both negative and positive. I think I had been, consciously and subconsciously, biting my tongue in the past.

Robert MacNeil



Also, when I didn't like something, I could keep my opinion to myself.

Robert MacNeil



And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.

Robert MacNeil



But, finally, I just realized a few years ago that this is where I belonged. I mean everything I had was invested here, emotionally and every other way. And the country had invested enormously in me.

Robert MacNeil



I am not really retired, and may never be completely, but I can't think of a better place to contemplate retirement than New York City.

Robert MacNeil



I grew up in kind of the last generation of Canadians who thought things that were happening in Britain were more important, almost, than what was happening in Canada. And my mother was fervently of that opinion.

Robert MacNeil



I never wanted to be a pundit.

Robert MacNeil