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

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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...

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

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

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

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

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

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.

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...

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...

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...

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.

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 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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Let go of the things that can no longer be fixed. Holding on is being...

Let go of the things that can no longer be fixed. Holding on is being...

Sometimes just being yourself can inspire others to be brave enough to be themselves too.

Sometimes just being yourself can inspire others to be brave enough to be themselves too.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.