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I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

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.

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

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

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...

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for...

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for...

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

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

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

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

Part of this new world of completely improvisational terrorism is that there were codes of...

Part of this new world of completely improvisational terrorism is that there were codes of...

Great questions make great reporting.

Great questions make great reporting.

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in...

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in...

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.

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.

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions...

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions...

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...

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.

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes...

Start in a small TV station so you can make all of your embarrassing mistakes...

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...