The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.

The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if it were.

They use [how much] money they've spent as a measure of success because there's very little else to measure.

People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.

If I were objective or if you were objective or if anyone was, he would have to be put away somewhere in an institution because he'd be some sort of vegetable.

He managed to hit all the keys on the great American political piano.