Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned?

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.

We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN.

I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are weak, we are weak.

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century.

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.

My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.

Now that the barn has burned down, I can see the moon. - Persian proverb

Dumb luck and flying by the seat of your pants can only get you so far in life.

All the things I've thought about love are true. It's beautiful and terrible and it doesn't make things perfect. It ends things, and it brings beginnings. This is mine.

Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.

Reason teaches us that what is good is good for something, and that what is good for nothing is not good at all.

I'd rather have people really be able to step back and get their money's worth and look at me as a true artist than somebody who is just regurgitating other material.

The original pilot script [ of "Mary and Jane"], we literally just wrote for fun. It was, let's just do this.

Basically the most fun part about the first day of anything is buying all the supplies.

I'm terrified of passive acquiescence. I live in intensity.