It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet.

I didn't have the ambition to be a broadcaster. I was going to be a newspaper reporter the rest of my life, but that opportunity came along.

I didn't know what narcissism was until I beheld my own naricssus.

I think I'd have done better if I had been a little more relaxed-if I had not pressed quite so hard, if I'd not lost quite so much sleep.

Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home for dazzling varieties of fish and wildlife and trees and plants of every sort. We are a nation rich in rivers.

You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.