I've spent my career trying to help people without connections understand what's going on so that they have a chance of getting a fair shake from the connected and the powerful.

Report, report, report. Dig, dig, dig. Think, think, think. Don't stop being a reporter because you've become a columnist.

Teamwork is better than isolation, especially for a columnist.

Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.

I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.

I don't tolerate whining, I look at people & say 'you're a victim, it's not your fault' figure our how to survive!

To jump over centuries In one step is impossible. Jump too high or far, You’ll be way too late.

I learned years ago that love could be temporary and still be love.

Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.

My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.

My faith kind of keeps me in touch with the idea that I'm not in control of things.

I think it's really important to be kind, especially to people whose lives are grim - I try hard to cheer people up in as many ways as I can - if all else fails - I tell 'em a joke!

Golf is a diabolical game. It's easy to make fun of something that's so bizarre, so painful, so humiliating... yet so joyous.

Successful innovation is not a single breakthrough. It is not a sprint. It is not an event for the solo runner. Successful innovation is a team sport, it's a relay race.

I play patterns. I'll make up a pattern and just play it.

I'd be more likely to go for somebody who is like me. Well, I like creative people, so whatever that means... Yeah, authentic and creative.