You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.

If The Times said it, it was the absolute truth.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

The Obama administration has had seven criminal leak investigations. That is more than twice the number of any previous administration in our history. It's on a scale never seen before. This is the most secretive White House that, at least as a journalist, I have ever dealt with.

What I hold dear is well-known to all of my colleagues. And, really, The Times is the kind of place, the greatest journalism doesn't just pop forth from our heads. It's, you know, a group of people, and the great ideas bubble up from the reporters to their editors and get to us.

It's a little dangerous to be a badass.

I think the Huffington Post has been inventive and presents what it aggregates well.