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Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.

Every project is a race between your enthusiasm and your ability to get it done. Go fast. Don't slow down. A year from now, new things will interest you.

Letting a project sit and coming back to it is just as important as working on it all the time. You need to come back to it with fresh eyes.

Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.

You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.

Every time you start a project, you're hopeful that the critics receive it warmly.

There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever.

It turned out I really didn't like journalism. I wanted to make up stories, not cover real events.

You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge.

If you can't tolerate critics, don't do anything new or interesting.