I'm not an American but I have always had the outsiders' respect for the American people and the American way.

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They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can...

They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can...

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they...

U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they...

I am no longer sure that when I go out there and do my job...

I am no longer sure that when I go out there and do my job...

We do it because we're committed, because we're believers.

We do it because we're committed, because we're believers.

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that...

And one thing that I always believed and that I knew for certain was that...

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and...

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and...

We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take...

We hear foreign accents on CNN. It's crazy, it's wild, who knows, maybe they'll take...

We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make...

We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make...

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone...

I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone...

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay...

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay...

I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but...

I was really just the tea boy to begin with, or the equivalent thereof, but...

'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor...

'm thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor...

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay...

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay...

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer...

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer...

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime...

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime...

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or...

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or...

I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that...

I have always thought it morally unacceptable to kill stories, not to run stories, that...

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At...

I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At...