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

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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.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

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'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...

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...

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...

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

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...

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...

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

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....

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

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