I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

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

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

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".

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

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not. But again maybe not, but again that's like if a frog had side pockets he'd probably wear a handgun.

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.