“Passion, empathy, and grit”

“Vision. Clarity. Wisdom. And, above all, candor — the kind of candor that comes when people are not writing for clicks.”

“shoot no messengers, and buy no lines, not even your own. Keep your fingers on your touchstones.”

“Remain alert, alive, awake; protest what you oppose and champion what you cherish. Speak up, write at length, and confront difficult questions head-on. Let every blunder be a path to a more thorough understanding of reality.”