It's the ratings, stupid, don't you know? They've got us putting more fuzz and wuzz on the air, cop-show stuff.

The Michigan Republican primary apparently is tighter than Willie Nelson's headband.

My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker.

I have tried to remain a working, cutting-edge journalist and I don't do it the way everybody else does it. And I think that's the difference.

The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.

I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect.

These guys [the Catholic church] make Enron look like altar boys.