The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.

When I was a little girl in the 1950s, it would not have been possible for me to say, I want to be an anchorwoman when I grow up.

In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.

News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.