Just had lunch with the president who seems pensive, slightly deflated, realistic, aggravated and resolute. Didn't eat his pie.

Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.

Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees.

Be bold, be humble, be brave, be resilient, be productive, be good, good to yourselves and good to each other. Be careful; be caring.

If I hear the word 'perky' again, I'll puke.

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

Dig deep and believe in yourself and have the self-confidence you need to forge ahead.

I always say that I started in television when harassed was two words instead of one.

[I am enthusiastic about journalism because] it's a craft that can ... galvanize an often complacent citizenry, and make a difference.

The sooner you learn that life is not fair, the better off you'll be.

The person I enjoyed interviewing the most was Elmo from Sesame Street because he is so unpredictable and he is always eating my hair and my face.

Sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living on someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been. Then we grow up and our hearts break into two.

If they laugh at you for being true to yourself, laugh back at them for not knowing how great it feels to be in love with one's positive self.

mass indoctrination of uneducated young men with such ideas is in itself a lethal danger to society and to international order.

The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes more than enthusiasm I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives.

I will be the greatest jobs producer that God ever created.

I don't understand how poor people think.

I have three storage units, and that's no lie. Three storage units. All books.

I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.

My dear Smollett ... disgraces his talent by writing those stupid romances called history.

I love the shows that are in dingy little dark clubs, smoky, no production whatsoever.