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" I would love to have a long and serious conversation with the Pope. And Woody Allen, whom I have never interviewed. Then, after those two? Steve Jobs. "

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" I think that most people believe that Russia, because of its - it has regained some of its military strength. And they do rattle the saber a bit. It wants to be a player. "

" Nighttime, in a nanosecond, asleep by 10:30. No chance I'll get through the day without two naps. Before noon, around 11 A.M. I catch 30 minutes. Living not far from CBS is perfect because afternoons I go home for another. "

" I would've been intrigued by being a film director. I would've been intrigued by politics. I thought about architecture. "

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" If I was madly in love with someone who offered the opportunity to spend our lives together, I would love to have a child or adopt a child. "

" The question is just as important as the answer. "

" Richard Serra, the great sculptor, personifies an artist for me. "

" People like to be challenged. Most people that I know who are any good at life like to be challenged. "

" I was an only child of a father who loved me deeply, but we didn't play catch, even though I was an athlete. We didn't go fishing or hunting or any of the things I wanted to do. Why not? He just didn't do that. "

" I'm an only child, so I don't even have nieces or nephews. "

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" The great regret of my life is that I didn't have children. "

" I'm flattered by the fact that most people tell me they don't know what my politics are. "

" I think Vladimir Putin, because of all of his experiences, has a real fear about being - about NATO being on his borders. He's always had that. "

" I don't talk about my politics. I am registered as an independent. "

" It would be wonderful to become what Oprah has become: she is in such a class of her own, as an entrepreneur, as a performer and an icon. The idea of building a series of programmes and choosing people that I think have talent to do them would be a very interesting idea. I would love to show that television can have soul, depth and range. "

" I knew that if I could put a table in a room with not much light and a couple of chairs, I could have a real conversation. And I know that people... like to eavesdrop on a conversation. "

" I want to challenge people to find out who they are. "

" There's a great appetite for smart television. Every day I get up and there are interesting stories I want to do. "

" My parents had a great work ethic. "

" Most people have a concentration in particular areas; it might be politics, it might be science, it might be business, it might be sports. I care about all of those, and that's why I've chosen the formats I chose. "