I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to…

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

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

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

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...

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...

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

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...

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states.

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states.

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical...

People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments.

People in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than governments.