Mostly, as I said, a desire to do a bit of good, and the quaint notion that this is what we signed up for, this is the business that we have chosen.

I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared endeavor for the past 27 years, and I am forever grateful and proud of all that we have accomplished.

Im not an American but I have always had the outsiders respect for the American people and the American way.

I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.

Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.

We turn now over the debate of the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero....The controversy has raised profound questions about religious tolerance and prejudice in the United States.

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.