Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.

The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father.

Scholars will argue with each other about everything.

Don`t be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.

I`m a reporter. I`m not a scholar.

Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.

I don`t think a reporter should give advice or make predictions.

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

We have been through a period where we see power leaching away from Washington. Who is more important in the world today: Bill Clinton or Bill Gates? I don`t know.

I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I`d listen to him even if he didn`t shout at people.

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people`s lives because I`m a journalist.

I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.

I`m a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

I think I am very mainstream - I`m committed to good works in my life.

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I`m not sure. I believe, but I`m not quite so certain about the resurrection.

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He`s the first to admit it.

Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.

Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?

Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.

Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don`t.

I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.

There`s no such thing as an independent person.

I`m a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.

I don`t think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.

As a journalist, one tends to think there`s nothing off limits.

Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don`t think we`ll ever get rid of it.

A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.

I`m an immigrant and I`ve always wanted to write something about America.

I think it`s impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.

George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.

I`m not a slave to objectivity. I`m never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

I`ve always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

If you tailor your news viewing so that you only get one point of view, well of course you`re going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong.