In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses.

Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.

There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of the business, possibly because most people competent to write about journalism are not comfortable writing about finance.

Etiquette is the grease that makes it possible for all of us to rub together without unnecessary overheating.

Journalist: A person with nothing on his mind and the power to express it.

Television was the most revolutionary event of the century. Its importance was in a class with the discovery of gunpowder and the invention of the printing press, which changed the human condition for centuries afterward.

Listen once in a while. It's amazing what you can hear.