The ruling class is the rich. . . . And those people are so able to manipulate our democracy that they really control the democracy.

The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know - not what they want to know.

If that is what makes us liberals, so be it, just as long as in reporting the news we adhere to the first ideals of good journalism - that news reports must be fair, accurate and unbiased.

Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.

We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened.

Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.

When life's adversities overwhelm you, look beyond your circumstances with an absolute trust that God is in control.

Marriage is our last best chance to grow up.

In Belgium, the magistrate has the dignity of a prince, but by Bacchus, it is true that the brewer is king.

The more we tune into our own frequency of love, the more love will spread.

We'd thought that we were among the first humans to invade this basin, but humans had invaded everything, everywhere. They didn't have to walk into a place to invade it.

It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.

The enemy resembles us. Therefore, he needs to be approached not as an assembly of 'targets' to be destroyed one by one; but as a living, intelligent entity capable of acting and reacting.

The concept of luck is very straightforward. Some people notice opportunities and others don't.

The future, higher evolution will belong to those who live in joy, who share joy, and who spread joy.

I think the most common meme is that it's too difficult to change. It's too risky to change. My nature doesn't allow me to change.