I've never known a lot of rich people. It's not my bag.

I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.

Our intent will not be to create gridlock. Oh, except maybe from time to time.

You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.

Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.

All the wisdom doesn’t reside in one party.

The internet is a great way to get on the net.

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.

I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn't have any.

There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and...evil.

The beauty of inspiration is its unpredictable timing.

The only things flawless about me are my flaws.

In the end it may well be that Britain will be more honoured by the historians for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.

Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.

I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in religion. These are things we should put behind us.

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. [Omnes relinquite spes, o vos intrantes]

When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.

I like writing non-fiction - and when you pick a [non-fiction] subject, it saves you the hassle of coming up with a plot.

To speak up and stand by my guns the entire time...To stand by my methodology. That's why I kind of made myself the producer.

Beware by whom you are called sane.