Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it.

I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.

Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.

You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do is go there and tell their stories.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

If you feel like an outsider, you tend to observe things a lot more.

The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

Don't fall in love with a bonobo, because it's gonna die.

If you think you don't have enemies, then they have won.

Nothing is more magical than love.Nothing is more real than love.

Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

The whole business is built on ego, vanity, self-satisfaction, and it's total crap to pretend it's not.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

The Presidents job, is not to wield power himself, but to lead attention away from it.

I don't like to have these words banded about, like "British sense of humor," "American sense of humor," though I'll be damned if I know what they are.

When you open up to awareness, it frees up your whole life.

Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation

I'll have another beer. I'm not driving.