"I think there's a future where the Web and print coexist and they each do things uniquely and complement each other, and we have what could be the ultimate and best-yet array of journalistic venues."

"I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness."

"People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange."

"You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time."

"When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'"

"If anybody ran a business like that they would be out of business quickly, and Barack Obama's leadership is driving this business, the United States of America, toward a fiscal cliff."

"Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work."

"I still work out on a daily basis."