The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

A lot of tight Senate races out there. Let's hit those chips with another dash of salsa, Ed Bradley.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

[My job is] a very high trapeze act, frequently with no net.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

You can create absolutely new reality, both in your personal and professional life and with the same people, by altering your perception towards life, and by putting necessary work into it.

We not only need to have a deep respect for children

You are the song of my mind, melody of my soul, dance of my spirit, and the indescribable ecstasy of my life.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.

Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience.

Recommend to your children to be virtuous, only the virtue can bring us happiness, not the money.

I don't believe in trying to be somebody you're not - just be a bigger, better version of yourself.

You had better run from me. My words are fire.

Revery, which is thought in its nebulous state, borders closely upon the land of sleep, by which it is bounded as by a natural frontier.