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"It's getting the right person that's the challenge."
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"I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine."

"I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself."

"My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am."

"During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge."

"If you participate in a competition, you have a chance to lose. If you don't participate, you are already a loser."

"Sometimes, God's silence is a challenge for us to act."

"You will encounter disappointments in your ministry, in yourself, and even in God Himself but remember that all these are intrigues of the devil."

"How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" to a margin note written in her loop-heavy cursive: Straight & Fast."
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"My job is to give everyone a chance to catch their breath and step back from all this and get back to work."


"Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up."


"At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors. They all work for themselves. That's a formula for getting news."


"Well, you know, in any political campaign, you're gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because they think it'll hurt the guy on the other side."


"Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer."


"For sure, the American people have access to more information now than any other people who have ever lived on earth. And I think we do a pretty good job of sorting out what's important."


"And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck. I'm kind of a - someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don't think journalists are as important as the people they cover."


"But here's the deal: If I were smart, I could figure out curling. If I were even smarter, I could figure out why people would actually watch other people doing it. I have tried. I can't. I can't even figure out the object of the game. Is it like darts? I just don't get it."


"American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free."
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