I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent.

I've always said there are four words that every child in the world knows, and those are, "Tell me a story,." Even the people who wrote the Bible knew that. They told stories, like the story of Noah.

Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation.

When there was a disaster, it used to be that people went to church and all held hands. Now the minute anything happens they run to CNN.

I plan to die at my desk.

Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours.

A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows.

Bells ringing with no soundLaughter with no voiceHappiness lost without being foundMaking love with no noise

I suddenly realise that it doesn't matter how far I go, or how lost I am, or how lonely I feel. I fit in here. I always will.That's how I know I'm home.

Completing the circle is both philosophical and tactical - there is a growing sense of mastery that comes with practice, diligence, and experience.

My dear Keats go on, don't despair, collect incidents, study characters, read Shakespeare and trust in Providence.

Anything is possible for women, including being a presidential nominee.

Tim [Omundson] is just so wonderfully delicious. He has the sexiest beard on television. He's such a fabulous actor, and a great character.

I have to create a circle of reading for myself: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Lao-Tzu, Buddha, Pascal, The New Testament. This is also necessary for all people.

I always run the stories by Capcom. They read the scripts and give their comments. I would never want to kill a character that they really want to use in the next game.

He holds him with his glittering eye, And listens like a three years' child.