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

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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...

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...

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....

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

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

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

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

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...

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

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

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of...

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism 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.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us...

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us...

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.

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...

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

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...

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...