And really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push to get me to read and to make something of myself from the standpoint of an education.

The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.

I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.

Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you'll call me.

I'd rather work with someone who's good at their job but doesn't like me, than someone who likes me but is a ninny.

Let's face it: Many on the political right believe this president ought not to be there - they oppose him not for his polices and political view but for who he is, an African American!

I saw a large, red dried swath that I immediately identified clearly as blood. I covered the war in Vietnam. I saw a lot of it [blood] there.

There was a little bit of ham in me. And there's a lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me.

As I went to college, I went into radio and television. Now I suppose most people think that's one step ahead of basket weaving as a major in college, but it was part of the journalism department.

So when I cover the president, I try to remember two things: First, if you don't ask, you don't find out; and second, the questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.

If you sent me to cover a pie-baking contest on Mother's Day, I'm going to ask dear old Mom why she used artificial sweetener or stole the apples!

Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that.

Be yourself, don't try to be someone else. And the right people will love you for who you are.

The Chairman likes you.”“Is that good?”“I never date anyone my cat doesn’t like, ” Magnus said easily, and stood up.

Snooki is now a published author. I'm blaming Sarah Palin. She lowered the bar.

I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I'd still land on my feet.

I've always been a clown trapped in a leading man's body.

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning man's future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring.

Difference between motivation and inspiration - Motivation is external and short lived. Inspiration is internal and lifelong

It turns out I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50 percent.

I grew up such a fan. It was my life. Everything I did was hockey related and everything I have is because of hockey and the NHL.