Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours.

I've always said there are four words that every child in the world knows, and those are, "Tell me a story,." Even the people who wrote the Bible knew that. They told stories, like the story of Noah.

Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation.

When there was a disaster, it used to be that people went to church and all held hands. Now the minute anything happens they run to CNN.

I plan to die at my desk.

I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent.

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Everything is nothing, but the beauty of nothing is everthing

History is not written in the interests of morality.

I built two forges when I was in my teens. I was just really, really into metalworking and making stuff.

Being a Christian is more like falling in love than understanding a series of ideas.

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

Don't waste another moment crying over what went wrong! If it wasn't a blessing - it was a lesson.

I'm really interested in the link between creativity and humor because humor is a type of creativity, and I do think that humorous people and humorous health helps creativity.

Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV.