“If frogs had side pockets, they'd carry hand guns.”

“I've never believed in measuring one's worth by the size of his or her bank account. I prefer to look at distance traveled.”

“But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.”

“Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.”

“I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.”

“If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.”

“What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.”

“Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.”

“A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.”

“A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.”

“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.”