"Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek."
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"I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.“
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"Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes."
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"This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's, on its best day, is a crude art. We make mistakes I make mistakes. With more than 50 years as a journalist, I have at least had the opportunity to blow more stories, make more mistakes than maybe anybody in television."
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"Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one."
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