It's a libel to say that I use my newspapers to support my other business interests. The fact is, I haven't got any other business interests.

I think the important thing is that there be plenty of newspapers, with plenty of different people controlling them, so that there are a variety of viewpoints, so there is a choice for the public. This is the freedom of the press that is needed.

You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be able to make decisions on your own.

The buck stops with me, but I can tick off dozens of very good senior executives that are responsible for hundreds or thousands of people who work for me.

In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.

I'm not an economist and we all know economists were created to make weather forecasters look good.

I would like to be remembered, if I am remembered at all, as being a catalyst for change in the world, change for good.