On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.

Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation.

Journalists are accused of being lapdogs when they don't ask the hard questions, but then accused of being rude when they do. Good thing we have tough hides.

Don't count out other amazing programming like Frontline. You will still find more hours of in-depth news programming, investigative journalism and analysis on PBS than on any other outlet.

Act right all the time, because someone's always watching.

In the media universe we're in, where there are people screaming on one end, there is no problem at all with having a little bit of extra politeness.

I'm not in love. I'm not out of love. I'm just trying to find some version of the truth.

I spent my career trying to speak to the broadest possible audience whether it's in print or whether it's in television.

Hope springs eternal, even in politics.

People are always surprised when they see me speak live that I have a sense of humor. And I say, Well, you know, there's not much opportunity to laugh when you're reporting the dread news of the day.

It's never too late to move to a good place to try to improve your child's outcomes in adulthood.

Whatever will be, will be, if and only if you let it be.

Wanting to cry doesn't mean you can.

A good butcher is important to have. It's like a shrink.

Irresponsibility breeds irresponsibility. The finances of government are so central. You'd think that would be pretty obvious.

I think fiction goes to poetry for the intensity of its use of language.

Trust is a risk game. The leader must ante up first.

I don't listen to recordings very much now, to be perfectly honest. I listened to them a lot when I was younger.

Kitsch excludes everything from its purview which is essentially unacceptable in human existence.

With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie.

I believe in God big time and I'm proud to say I believe in God.