Foreign correspondence has a natural element of romanticism - and this could be seen as soon as that class of professional reporter emerged in the last half of the 19th century.

Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the last.

Foreign news is one of the most expensive kinds of news and, unlike in colonial days, one of the categories with the lowest levels of audience interest.

Don’t buy value-added. Be the one adding value. Create goodwill.

Reason deserves to be called a prophet for in showing up the consequence and effect of our actions in the present does it not tell us what the future will be?

I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States.

I'd always been treated like an object, not like a human.

In the end nobody knows how it's done — how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can.

I know that our country is strongest when we lead the world, when we lead strong alliances. And that's the way Eisenhower and Reagan and Kennedy and others did it.

There was never any down side to casting friends over professionals. It was always fun seeing folks who never performed before stretching their wings.

Leadership is not about experience, education or talent. It's about choosing to lead.

I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing.