Al Jazeera is not a tool of revolution. We do not create revolutions. However, when something of that magnitude happens, we are at the center of the coverage.

Al Jazeera is known in the Arab world as the voice of freedom of expression.

It is the growing periphery of the Arab world - the masses at its margins, not its feeble and decaying center - that is shaping the future of the region.

Raised by an irresponsible mother during the Great Depression in the Jim Crow south, my father was on his own from the age of 13.

Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some.

Who confers reputation? who gives respect and veneration to persons, to books, to great men? Who but Opinion? How utterly insufficient are all the riches of the world without her approbation!

Miles from nowhere. Guess I'll take my time.

It's actually kind of nice to have a 'patchwork family.'

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics, deadlines, things like that. Every few months, I start a new book.

I like good strong words that mean something.

Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools, too?

Hey big mouth, how do you spell triple?

The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.