The chance for mistakes is about equal to the number of crew squared.
If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.
Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.
I’ve never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn’t have the right attitude, didn’t give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it; wasn’t prepared and didn’t have the whole program worked out.
The happiest people are those who are contributing to society.
There is no greater legacy that we can leave our children and grandchildren than a peaceful and safer world.
I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.
I travel a lot. I’m on the move.
Hell, we spent $200 Billion to get a scared guy who needed a shave out of a fox-hole! And he may even die of prostate cancer before we even get a chance to try him, dammit!
I’m a millionaire, I guess, but I’m just a normal person and I like everybody, taxi drivers, whoever you are, to call me by my first name and talk to me on a man-to-man basis. I think the garbage collector is as important as the goddamned president.
Where’s the upside in opening your mouth?
I’m a human being, just like everybody else. I’m up some days and down others. Some days, I just refuse comment. If I’m feeling a little down, I won’t say anything. But if I’m really up, I’ll let it all hang out. I do have a slight propensity to put my foot in my mouth.
I see what keeps people young: work!
If you had the most prestige and you were the network that everybody turned to in times of a crisis, that that was the most important position, in the news business, to hold.
When I was young and ocean-racing competitively, and working the rest of the time, I was going 24 hours. I was on the verge of collapsing. But you’ve got to slow down a bit.
The worst sin, the ultimate sin for me, in anything, is to be bored.
Struggling hard to achieve something is the most fun I get.
Never set goals you can reach in your lifetime.
Exposure to defeat is a very important thing. Anyone who doesn’t look to get beaten is doing a disservice to himself.
To succeed you have to be innovative.