Little did I know that the last words I would say on WNBC would be the last ones anyone would say.

I still believe that the Democrats have it right about health care, education, the war in Iraq and, yes the war on terror.

The objection to propaganda is not only its appeal to unreason, but still more the unfair advantage which it gives to the rich and powerful.

K to 12 is partly about babysitting the kids so the parents can do other things.

Did you think I was immortal?

The happier and more stress-free you are, the more people will want to be around you and the more your friends will respect you.

Forever be happy, never be content, and always know the difference.

What incensed him the most was the blatant jokes of the ones that passed it all off as a jest, pretending to understand everything and in reality not knowing their own minds.

On working with director Werner Herzog: I have to shoot without any breaks. I yell at Herzog and hit him. I have to fight for every sequence. I wish Herzog would catch the plague.

I'm inspired by the poets, so I'm always going to give in that direction, rather than in any other. It's the making of me... and also the downfall of me.

Come into my eyes, and look at me through them, for I have chosen a home far beyond what eyes can see.

A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.