Ted Koppel

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

People shouldn't expect the mass media to do investigative stories. That job belongs to the 'fringe' media.

Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the loss of 269 lives. They pay me to put some perspective on the situation.

I now know how to steal a watch when someone's wearing it. It's an excellent talent to have.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.