Dan Abrams

“There's no question that women are more risk averse, thoughtful, and deliberative.”

“I have always been an amateur history buff, and I've been fascinated by legal history.”

“My stint as general manager of MSNBC made me particularly sensitive to how the big stories are covered.”

“I am comfortable in my own skin.”

“I like the feeling that I'm on the right side of history.”

“You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host.”

“Supreme Court arguments and decisions are fascinating to a few of us and really pretty boring to most.”

“While not explicitly articulated in the Constitution, the presumption of innocence has, through Supreme Court opinions, become a fundamental tenet of our criminal-justice system, and rightly so.”

“I think by laying it out for the viewer I'm avoiding the issue of bias.”

“Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.”

“I think the Internet is comparable to the Homestead Act: Here's a parcel of land. Sign up, cultivate it, it's yours.”

“When you're behind, you have to work harder. Women have had to work harder to get ahead, and now they are in a place where they are surpassing men.”

“I think that in the end, a talk show is a very different animal.”