Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends up being more about technology and sets, and flash and dash, forgetting the main thing, which is interesting people saying interesting, important things.

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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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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.

Great questions make great reporting.

Great questions make great reporting.

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

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

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 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 tend to vote the present tense - not the subjective.

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

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.

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

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...

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

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

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

Memory is the cabinet of imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience and...

Memory is the cabinet of imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience and...