Jayson Blair

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists.

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive.

I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at 'The Times.'

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Salazar's record is one of weakness; he hasn't been a good attorney general.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.