An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.

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

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

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

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

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

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and...

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and...

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

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

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

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

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

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

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

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive...

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive...

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country....

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country....

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

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