It's a legitimate point to debate. But it's part of the reality. It's happening, but it's also true they (looters) are in the distinct minority. I think there's a hero on every street corner in New Orleans, and I think the reporting has shown that. I think the balance has been there.

One finds oneself saying: 'I know the right question, but ... this is not exactly the right time to ask it.'

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

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.

When the going gets weird, anchormen punt.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.