The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.

In any war, there is a concealment of certain kinds of setbacks because it's propaganda for the enemy.

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's really going on; to get it verified and, then, to get it out to as many people as possible as fast as.

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.