I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky!

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.

I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it.

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

The log on the fire: is it dreaming of the forest?

Doubt is like a thorn you can't get a hold on.

If you fulfill God’s will, then God will always be your friend.

Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them.

I’m in no hurry: the sun and the moon aren’t, either. Nobody goes faster than the legs they have. If where I want to go is far away, I’m not there in an instant.

It is, I think, a good deal owing to the preponderance of the commercial element in Society that conversation has sunk to its present dull level of conventional chatter.

To judge of the real importance of the individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce.

The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.

My accountancy experience could come in handy if ever I find myself in the right position. For now, I'm very happy to write.

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.