People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

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Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing...

Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing...

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the...

I wake about 1 a.m. I'm in the office by 2 a.m. We're on the...

I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up...

I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up...

I'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that....

I'm still excited at being at a microphone and talking to listeners. I love that....

Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're...

Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're...

Public radio has always been so powerless.

Public radio has always been so powerless.

That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures...

That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures...

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil...

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil...

Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while...

Between 2 and 5 I'm reading in to find out what's been going on while...

Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that.

Never exaggerate your faults, your friends will attend to that.

I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.

I used to listen to the soap operas with my grandmother.

I've never been able to predict the future of anything.

I've never been able to predict the future of anything.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as...

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as...

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh...

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh...

When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not...

When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not...

But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a...

But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a...

The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it.

The radio was my pal. I was just crazy about it.

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There...

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There...