I do worry about how newspapers respond to falling circulation figures. I'm not sure that the answer is for newspapers to try to cater to whatever seems to be the fad of the day.

It changes your life, the pursuit of truth.

The first rough draft of history.

As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.

There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world!

The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.

It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth.

The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.

You never monkey with the truth.

Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.

cleave not to faith when faith brings blood." - Rev. John Hale

Every effort to impact someone or a generation will go a long way beyond human imaginations.

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

It's best that I hide my real personality. I cannot tell you what it is because I don't want to go to prison.

That's when you know you know somebody. When you know every piece of clothing they have in their wardrobe. That's friendship.

There are two kinds of truth. There are real truths, and there are made up truths.

As a dream comes true, it falls flat.

There are things you don't want to know you can do

I once asked Axl why he left the 'E' off his name. He started crying and said he thought he'd spelled it right.

Your destiny is what you make. It's the choices that you make. And for every choice, there's a consequence.