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

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that I could never have sustained a personal relationship while I worked this hard, or while I was that driven this intensely by the story.

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

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad.

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.