I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that people have risked their lives to get.

And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place.

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned?

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.

We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN.

I strongly believe that journalism is one of the most noble professions, because without an informed world, and without an informed society, we are weak, we are weak.

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century.

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.

My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.

She had wild eyes, slightly insane. She also carried an overload of compassion that was real enough and which obviously cost her something.

You must live feverishly in a library. Colleges are not going to do any good unless you are raised and live in a library everyday of your life.

You are perfect exactly as you are. With all your flaws and problems, there's no need to change anything. All you need to change is the thought that you aren't good enough.

I don't think his elevator went all the way to the top anymore, if you know what I mean

I prefer to like the people I invest in, but it's not an absolute necessity, as long as they have a good mind and I know they'll do whatever it takes to be successful.

The idle always have a mind to do something.

All an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene.

I've never had anything but the freedom to do what I wanted just as long as it made me happy.

See a flame in a spark, a tree in a seed. See great things in little beginnings.

We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.