If White men were not complaining, it would be an indication we weren't succeeding and making the inroads that we are.

Anybody who claims to read the entire paper every day is either the world's fastest reader or the world's biggest liar.

Journalism's ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the serving of special interests.

You’re not buying news when you buy The New York Times. You’re buying judgment.

In dread fear of sentimentality, another thing true is not said-that for its staff the paper is a source of pride and, I do believe, an object of affection and-yes, love.

I don't think leadership demands yes or no answers; I think leadership is providing the forum for making the right decision, which doesn't demand unanimity.

David Carr was one of the most gifted journalists who has ever worked at The New York Times.

Maybe a deal was possible earlier. And maybe, in retrospect, looking back, you could say this was a moment you could have jumped on. If so, shame on us. I tend to think not.

I wasn't the greatest reporter in the world, but I wasn't starting at zero.

If you burn away my bones, my love for him would remain, tattooed in the air.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

It depends. When it's the right scenario, it's just as stimulating and just as exciting for me. It's just a question of finding a piece of material that lights a fire under you.

Football is a game that fascinates people around the World like nothing else.

Integrity expects integrity.

I think the future of China's unknown, I don't know what direction it's going to go in. It could go in the right direction, it could. It could go in a very bad direction, too.

My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father.

Boredom is the only sure cure for neurosis.

One of my responsibilities is to make sure that justice is done for our citizens . . . . I want this case to be completed. Until that happens, it will continue to burden our relationship.

One longs for the presence of a leader like Lincoln, who openly admitted his doubts and as openly preserved his commitment.