You can be the smartest person in the world - which Bill Clinton is, and if he's not, his wife is - and care more than anybody else in the world - which he does, I don't doubt that for a minute. And you can care so much that you're willing to be dishonest - you can tell people one thing but do another because you really know it's for their own good. And you'll still screw it all up. Because the whole premise of what you're doing is wrong!

As a professional journalist, I am always looking for new ways to get paid for being motionless.

Some [soccer] players suffer four or five fatal injuries per game. That's how tough they are.

I am not a violent person. I am a product of the Flower Power '60s. I have actually worn bell-bottomed jeans.

The story you envision as you start out is always a great story; when the facts turn out to be different from, or more complex than, what you expected, your first reaction is always disappointment. That's when you must fight the urge to bend the story to your preconceived notions. First, it's dishonest. And second, in the end, the truth is always the best story.

I suspect that LaGuardia is an elaborate prank, and New York has a real airport nearby that only locals know about.

What was life like in the colonies? Probably the best word to describe it would be "colonial".