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.

Reaching out to any fellow ghetto kids is an act he puts in the same category as doing drugs: the initial rush of warmth and euphoria puts you on a path to ruin.

These were lobbyists—many of them compensated quite handsomely not to react as human beings.

Confidence is the public face of competence.

The key is to put your outrage in a place where you can get it when you need to, but not have it bubble up so much, especially when you're asked to explain new ideas or explain what you observed two people who share none of your experiences.

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

It is one thing to rouse the passion of a people, and quite another to lead them.