Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of...

For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of...

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

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...

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not...

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not...

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

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

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive...

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive...

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes...

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes...

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us...

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us...

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

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

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...

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

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

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.