All three networks have always had a morning show but now cable of course is taking some of that audience away and a variety of other things, probably the Internet as well.

[I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

There's nothing like being in the moment, even when that moment isn't captured or shared.

When I made coffee and Xeroxed and distributed newspapers at ABC News, I thought my life was over.

Prepare yourself to be employable.