I think Hillary Clinton's a very clever politician but she would be too easy to stereotype the way John Kerry was.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

[On journalists:] We are a noisy, imperfect lot, struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.

Journalism, spooked by rumors of its own obsolescence, has stopped believing in itself. Groans of doom alternate with panicked happy talk.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

Wooing the press is an exercise roughly akin to picnicking with a tiger. You might enjoy the meal, but the tiger always eats last.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

When I need to work up my nerve to write a tough column, I try to think of myself as Emma Peel in a black leather catsuit.

If you're famous enough, the rules don't apply.

A friendship between reporter and source lasts only until it is profitable for one to betray the other.

Celebrity is the religion of our time.

A wealthy mindset minimizes expenses in self-entertainment and maximizes investments in self-education.

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Senators don't really provide good gossip - until they do, and then it's an A1 story and they're out of a job.

Culture is everything you don't have to do.

There’s an old adage that says that money is the root of all evil. Bullshit. Lack of money is the root of all evil.

My advice to anyone is to figure out what you're good at - what it is that you love doing the most in life - and figure out a way to make a living from it.

Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.

God will grovel before me, God will crawl at my feet.

Any conception of a god that is less than sovereign is an idol and no god at all.

My ultimate authority is the divine voice in my own soul. Period.