We human beings are a lot more resilient than we often realize. Resilient and perseverant.

What's next for me? I don't know. So I'm in exactly the same boat as many of you.

It's a little dangerous to be a badass.

A general truth is to have a good sense of humor. Roll with the punches of life's ups and downs. Laughing at yourself always helps.

You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did.

The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.

I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.

Women are damn resilient.

You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're in faster than you can think of.

Trust is like blood pressure. It’s silent, vital to good health, and if abused, it can be deadly.

If you don't know about pain and trouble, you're in sad shape. They make you appreciate life.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

My job in my work is not to acquire power; it's to question power.

Everyone will admire you when you do well. What a horrible thing to do to someone.

I do think, from what we know of people who've had near-death experiences, that they often feel a warmth, and a light and a sense of love, and that would be great if that were there when we died.

My mom was [a hippie]. We weren't allowed sugar cereal. We weren't allowed processed foods - except Van de Kamp's fish sticks. We never locked the front door.

If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.

To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.

It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.