Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.

Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots.

The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive.

When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites, not divides. A cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom of speech, not censorship.

The power of love, as the basis of a State, has never been tried.

You are not the world, but you are everything that makes the world good. Without you, my life would still exist, but that's all it would manage to do.

Why does anybody do anything?" Mimi asked impatiently. "Most of the time we don't know--any of us.

I would bet that the average teenager in this country has not used the word 'wisdom' in the past year

Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose.

I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.

As anyone who has been close to someone that has committed suicide knows, there is no other pain like that felt after the incident.

What people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing

I love seeing young people take a stance and not be afraid to say how they feel, and protest when they feel things are wrong or unjust.