A biography for Roger Aileshasn’t been written yet.
“I believe most people think the economy is very important.”
“I have a good eye for talent, and my talent performs the best.”
“My job is to cover the news and do it accurately and fair. And we do.”
“You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.”
“A guy who gets fired and humiliated in the press can lose a lot of confidence.”
“Wolf Blitzer is an excellent reporter, but he's not a star.”
“When the press falls in love, they fall in love hard.”
“You just don't go out when you're over 55 years of age, have a colossal failure, and expect to find work in your field again.”
“I worked three summers putting in sewer pipe and guardrail on the road in Ohio.”
“I can't look hip, but I don't want to be hip.”
“Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.”
“David Dinkins was a financial disaster personally - and as an administrator. That is what the record shows.”
“I don't want my son to have to collect a bunch of 'New York Times' articles to see what I was like.”
“I want to prove that a fat guy can get to 100 still working.”
“CNN International, Al-Jazeera and BBC are the same in how they report mostly that America is wrong and bad.”
“My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.”
“Giving up your core business in search of a phantom audience is not wise.”
“I love pressure situations. I won't run for cover, and I'll try to take as much of the heat as possible. Because I feel I can stand it better than most people.”
“I happen to think that the Latino audience is an essentially traditional audience and will go to Fox News for traditional American values.”
“Money will find you if people believe in your message.”