Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.

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I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these...

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these...

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

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

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

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

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

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

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...

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

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...

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of...

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of...

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 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...

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

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

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

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

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.

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...

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....