If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do?

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.

We should do our best to satisfy your interests in stories and books and the world. There are libraries.

If the deaf are to hear the sound has to be very loud

Jesus will meet me today in the person of someone in need-I must not miss him.

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool party man. I don't know just what party I am in right now, but I am for the party.

Boredom, Timothy Duane assured me, is nothing more than anger without passion.

You see, faith means listening to your heart, not just your heard. It's not about ignoring facts; it's about being willing to see around them sometimes.

We are but as the instrument of Heaven.

There's a difference between making incremental improvements and making sweeping changes that take you away from your core values.

If art depended on content, then one painting of an apple would be as good as the next one.