I didn't think it was going to turn out like this. I'm not looking for controversy.

We didn't want to get rid of firefighters.

Usually only 40 people vote, so I was very pleased that so many people came out to support me.

He was always so pleasant.

American journalists go for safe stories. They don't like controversy. They don't like to say, 'I was a witness. I saw this. This is true. This is what happened." You have this constant business where journalists can never be the source; there has to be this anonymous diplomat.

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way