"Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find."

"When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the hat band. That was the way reporters were always portrayed in the movies."

"You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars."

"It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself."

"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for perfection is God's business."

"I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work."

"I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done."

"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?"