People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly.

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.

My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

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.