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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of oppression...

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

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

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

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

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will...

The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will...

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends...

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends...

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

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

Great questions make great reporting.

Great questions make great reporting.

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites...

I have a liberal definition of news because I think news can be what excites...

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

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

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state...

We did exactly what everybody in the country did, watching it. You entered this state...