Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.

It changes your life, the pursuit of truth.

The first rough draft of history.

As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.

There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world!

The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.

It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth.

The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.

You never monkey with the truth.

The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast.

Thankfully failure was a better teacher than success

Everything [Jesus] taught and did was a summons to the humility and love that purge self-exaltation out of leadership and servility out of submission.

Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.

She asked me could I read and write. I told her, "Of course, and I can talk too.

There are so many to pick from that any list that I give you will be inadequate.

Having signed a few autographs in my time, I always wonder what the heck people do with them.

I got ice in my veins Blood in my eyes/Hate in my heart Love in my mind

Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely.

Too many young people are being taught to give up their dreams before they have any experience attempting to pursue them.

For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.