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 c….

Music is important. It says things you heart can't say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into fro….

The Michigan Republican primary apparently is tighter than Willie Nelson's headband..

If you're in Journalism and you're looking for friends, you should get a dog..

A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of….

Comedians, such as yourself, Jon Stewart and others, are a valuable supplement, and here's why: Good journalism at its best frequently speaks truth t….

The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees ….

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex..

And now the sequence of events in no particular order..

The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you..

Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder..

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

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance..

I've never believed in measuring one's worth by the size of his or her bank account. I prefer to look at distance traveled..

One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs..

College is like a woman: you work so hard to get in, and nine months later you wish you'd never come. We used to say if a frog had side pockets, he'….

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly..

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

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow..

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we t….

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy..