The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.

There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky!

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'.

I have never spent a day in my adult life where I didn't learn something, and if there is a born-again quality to me, that's it.

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

What did she care what became of this world when her loved ones were dead and gone?

Our fathers never leave us. Ever.

Facts can be so misleading, where rumors, true or false, are often revealing.

How fast the ears learned to tell what sounds meant, much faster than it took the eyes to decipher written words.

Capitalism has defeated communism. It is now well on its way to defeating democracy.

I just never felt so fantastically rocky in my entire life.

In the one defense, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.

Understanding is the key to true knowledge

I've never had any intimate relationships with a dolphin.

To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.