People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.

I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch.

In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job.

The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.

A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds.

I believe that young people are looking for answers to the big questions just like everyone else, and that they respect intelligent comment to help guide them through tough times.

Choose something you like to do. I know its a cliche, and youve heard it over and over. But the reason is, youre going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.