The first priority of humankind in this era is to establish an effective system of world law that will assure peace with justice among the peoples of the world.

The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know - not what they want to know.

If that is what makes us liberals, so be it, just as long as in reporting the news we adhere to the first ideals of good journalism - that news reports must be fair, accurate and unbiased.

Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the public what has happened.

We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened.

Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.

Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

There you are. A simple commandment. Not ten of them, just one: 'Thou shalt not eat.' (Personally, I wish the very first edict from God hadn't involved dieting, don't you?)

Time is so...fluid where I live

It's a trip to have a Greatest Hits record. It's a trip.

You've got to avoid situations that make you uncomfortable.

You know, when you're part of a comedic duo, you can take breaks. It's kind of like having a partner that is good with a kid.

The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.

We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world.

Thanks, sir; all the rest is mute.