"I’ve always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it." ― Peter Jennings Topic(s): Wisdom More From Peter Jennings "Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War." "I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire." "I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people’s lives because I’m a journalist." More In Wisdom "Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more."― William Cowper "The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy."― George Santayana "One nuclear war is going to be the last nuclear – the last war, frankly, if it really gets out of hand. And I just don’t think we ought to be prepared to accept that sort of thing."― Lawrence Eagleburger