I'm not sure people are ever completely comfortable telling pollsters what they do and don't think.

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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.

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...

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...

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

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

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 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.

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...

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...

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

Hope changes everything, doesn't it?

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

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

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

The most fun is getting paid to learn things.

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.

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...

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 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 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...

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like...

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like...

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

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...