The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength.

The statue of Freedom has not been cast yet, the furnace is hot, we can all still burn our fingers.

The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.

We are only puppets, our strings are being pulled by unknown forces.

I started Friends of Finn to raise money and awareness about the issue of puppy mills, which are illegal breeding facilities where animals are often bred to death and mistreated. It's a prevalent problem and a million dollar industry in the United States.

Obviously, the death of Usama Bin Laden marked a strategic milestone in our effort to defeat al-Qa'ida. Unfortunately, Bin Laden's death, and the death and capture of many other al-Qa'ida leaders and operatives, does not mark the end of that terrorist organization or its efforts to attack the United States and other countries.

I like Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, with whom I did a single.

Anderson Cooper's on-air reaction to Bob Simon's death; Wolf Blitzer personalizing his experience in going back to Auschwitz where his grandparents lost their lives - I think that has all made our air more authentic.