To face despair and not give in to it, that's courage.

Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them.

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

There's harmony and inner peace to be found in following a moral compass that points in the same direction regardless of fashion or trend.

Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.

I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its programming.

Going after ISIS, it's beautiful, I like it.