Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where you don't love what you're doing, get off it.

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.

I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.

I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to respond to what I've been told by first-hand sources.

I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for things. The great dreaded thing every reporter lives with is what you don't know. The source you didn't go to. The phone call you didn't return.

[Clinton] believes that the Washington press corps is so out of touch that it is absolutely inconceivable that reporters will understand the issues that people are really dealing with in their lives.