I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

The Center for Public Integrity is the real thing. A group of dedicated people who remember that great journalism is about grit and guts and stamina and razor-sharp instincts. They are, thank heaven, here to stay.

I love cabdrivers. I love their unpredictable manners. I love the pictures of their families on the visors. I love the fact that most of them think I'm Martha Stewart.

Barbara Ehrenreich is smart, provocative, funny, and sane in a world that needs more of all four.

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will change your mind about something, to test and see if you can.

I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the end.