I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.

People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will change your mind about something, to test and see if you can.

I don't know why I'm saying I'm brave.

People tend to vote the present tense - not the subjective.

Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.

The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most.

I'm not sure people are ever completely comfortable telling pollsters what they do and don't think.

I like talking. I didn't know at the time I would have to worry so much about my hair.

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state of sort of denials. You think, well, it must have been a tragic accident by an amateur pilot. And then you see the next plane coming.

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats.

I get involved in the beginning, less in the middle, and very much at the end.

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes early and in front of fewer people!

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Great questions make great reporting.

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites people. I'm not very sanctimonious about what news is and isn't.

I don't think it's about entertainment. I think it's about being ourselves.

American Idol, I love. I think it's a passing fancy but not passing so soon.

Part of this new world of completely improvisational terrorism is that there were codes of war that disintegrated in the face of terrorism.

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends up being more about technology and sets, and flash and dash, forgetting the main thing, which is interesting people saying interesting, important things.

I get to go to work and come home with something interesting or enriching or astonishing.

I think there's a point at which you know how you dress isn't going to affect how much you do in life.

I've always been curious. I keep a list of people I'd love to have lunch with, like the Pope or Leonard Cohen. I'll read an article about someone I've never met and think, 'I should ask him to lunch!'

I've always found a cure for the blues is wandering into something unknown, and resting there, before coming back to whatever weight you were carrying.

I've always wanted to throw a party where everyone comes with their mother's meatloaf. Everybody could evoke their mother's memory through her meatloaf.

Sometimes I forget some of the things I've done. I recently recalled that after Watergate I went away by myself to Tahiti for a month, moving from island to island. That was a point in my life where I didn't know what was next.

Whatever you want in life other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it.

If youre curious youll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats.

A good marriage is a contest of generosity.

One day you're the statue. One day you're the pigeon.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation.

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

A great deal has been said about my commitment not to raise taxes. It's a core value - it's common sense - it's important to keeping and growing jobs - and it's mainstream!

And because of these programs like Medicare, Medicare prescription drugs, Social Security, we now have the healthiest and wealthiest group of senior citizens that the world has ever seen. This is a continuing commitment to that.

You need the words, you need the script, you need the material, you need the commitment, you need the passion, it's like we depend on writers, we depend on producers, directors depend on us and once things are in the divine order as they happen.

My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.

You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

We have a close, unshakable bond between the United States and Israel, and between the American and Israeli people. We share common values and a commitment to a democratic future for the world, and we are both committed to a two-state solution. But that doesn't mean that we're going to agree.

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.