A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

But when you see personal artifacts relating to - by genealogy at least - a living human being, it was just more impressive to me than just about anything I've ever read about slavery before.

Public radio has always been so powerless.

I think we're doing the right things for the right reasons. We're not doing it to sell products. We're not doing it to be popular. We're doing it because in our judgment these stories are important to do, and at this length and this much depth.

A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.