The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ruth.

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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

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.

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...

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

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...

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

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...

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

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...

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country....

Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country....

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

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

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

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

I don't need drugs to make my life tragic

I don't need drugs to make my life tragic