The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.

No one's going to be able to operate without a grounding in the basic sciences. Language would be helpful, although English is becoming increasingly international. And travel. You have to have a global attitude.

Is there any other industry [than the press] in this country which seeks to presume so completely to give the customer what he does not want?

I'm not a knee-jerk conservative. I passionately believe in free markets and less government, but not to the point of being a libertarian.

I have to admit that, until recently, I was somewhat wary of the (global) warming debate. I believe it is now our responsibility to take the lead on this issue.

Satellite broadcasting makes it possible for information-hungry residents of many closed societies to bypass state-controlled television channels.

We have no intention of failing. The only question is how great a success we'll have.