People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can't get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You're paying your membership dues in the human race.

For Castro, freedom starts with education. And if literacy alone were the yardstick, Cuba would rank as one of the freest nations on Earth.

I think most working relationships could benefit by excluding personal matters from the office chatter.

I didn't have a very religious family.

I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.

When you're interviewing someone, you're in control. When you're being interviewed, you think you're in control, but you're not.

Just do your job. Get in early. Stay late, and don’t complain. Fight the big fights.