The 50 50 90 rule: Anytime you have a 50 50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting.

We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.

The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.

If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.

Taxes are important. President Bush's tax proposals leave no rich person behind. Voters approve of President Bush helping the kind of people they wish they were one of.

I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you.

As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book.

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

Nothing in fine print is ever good news.

If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.

I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran.

Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.

The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians.