If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

I believe that a newspaper is a great civic asset and that ownership is best in the hands of foundations or wealthy families that want to own it for reasons other than maximizing profits. I also believe newspapers should remain in local hands.

Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.

Ideas, more than money, are really the currency for success.

Any city in America would like to get a museum built if they didn't have to pay for it.

Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small.

People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their social views.