I am one of the lucky people in the world; I found something I always wanted to do, and I have enjoyed every single minute of it.

Whatever you do, you're going to be criticized.

Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And, unlike communism, democracy does not mean having just one ineffective political party; it means having two ineffective political parties.

Never use a big word when a little filthy one will do.

How much of the national news that you report to the public each night consists of information you've actually gone out and dug up on your own?

NBC's a little jealous of CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer. They want to get a reporter with a macho-sounding name too, so they're changing Irving R. Levine's name to Scud Shrapnel.

The Champagne they have stored is getting more valuable every year.