I've been a reporter for 20 years, and I don't ever get things wrong. That's important in terms of my professional status.

I think that [Barack Obama] does say something that's - that is telling on that score, when he talks about the [George W.] Bush tax cuts and the swap he makes after the midterm elections, which is he doesn't agree with the Bush tax cuts.

If you happened to be born on third base, you didn't rub it in the face of the guy who wasn't even born in the stadium. Self-interest was generally checked at the door with your coat and hat.

When you get people standing up saying, 'I'm going to just tell the truth; what do we have to fear?,' it encourages others, and it creates a counterresponse.

Many years later, a psychiatrist friend of mine said something to us. He said, "Respect denial." It's a powerful force.

Younger colleagues tended to draw untested self-confidence from their bonuses and prestigious degrees.

For any thinking person, it (perpetual happiness) is untenable. If you're a thinking person, your upbeat sometimes, said sometimes.