I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

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To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.

I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard.

Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard.

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have...

A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have...

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.

In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

December 25th has become guilt and obligation.

December 25th has become guilt and obligation.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to...

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to...

Miss Child is never bashful with butter.

Miss Child is never bashful with butter.

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.

I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

They were terrified that we were going to become an anti-war kind of platform.

They were terrified that we were going to become an anti-war kind of platform.