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"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."

"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."

"You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own."

"No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction."

"Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them."

"So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge."
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"I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most."

"Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends up being more about technology and sets, and flash and dash, forgetting the main thing, which is interesting people saying interesting, important things."

"If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats."

"Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it."

"I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation."
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