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" When I grow up, I want to have an exhibit called 'American Motel.' "

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" I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there is one little screw loose somewhere. "

" Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture. "

" Killing is the payoff of war. "

" Clinton's pardoning of Marc Rich was off-the-wall. "

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" I have no desire to put my feet up. Why would I? "

" I am not in this business as a calling. I don't do what I do to right any wrongs. "

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" For the most part, I think American armies are awfully good in the business of protecting civilians, of not going over the line. "

" After four or five different wars, I grew weary of that work, partly because in an open war, open to coverage, as Vietnam was, it's not that difficult, really. "

" I would trust citizen journalism as much as I would trust citizen surgery. "

" The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a regular basis. "

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" Don may yawn at the idea, which he often does, but the great thing about Don, he has confidence in me and Mike and Ed and Leslie and Steve, that we're not going go out and do stories that will put people to sleep. "

" Kids' views are often just as valid as the teachers'. The best teachers are the ones that know that. "

" After more than 50 years of broadcasting on 'CBS News' and '60 Minutes,' I have decided to retire. It's been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air. "

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