Quotes from Roger Ailes

I would like to be on 'Dancing with the Stars.'

Twitter is a wonderful device. And I call it a device, but there are people that are addicted to it now. That's not good. You're really not very interesting using only so many letters.

If you're making money, and you've hit your targets for five years, you don't need to demand a new contract.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

When the press falls in love, they fall in love hard.

Let's face it, a lot of people think Nixon is dull. Think he's a bore, a pain in the ass. They look at him as the kind of kid who always carried a bookbag. Who was forty-two years old the day he was born. They figure other kids got footballs for Christmas, Nixon got a briefcase and he loved it. He'd always have his homework done and he'd never let you copy.

We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view.

Hispanics who get on government programs are doing only a little better than they were in the old country.

The difference between pros and amateurs is that pros play hurt.

I want to prove that a fat guy can get to 100 still working.

I consider myself a freedom fighter, fighting for my clients.

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.

A lot of what we do at Fox is blue-collar stuff.

What I think works for Fox News is we have a very direct form of communication.

Fox News has a very-high-income audience, and I think that any business channel automatically draws that. We're not gonna reach for a lower financial demographic.

I happen to think that the Latino audience is an essentially traditional audience and will go to Fox News for traditional American values.

People always describe my successes in life. My successes in life tend to be personal, not career.

Reporters may be friendly-but if you get through life without having a reporter as a friend, that may be an advantage. If you insist on having one as a friend, don't do interviews with him.

My first qualification is I didn't go to Columbia Journalism School.

'Vanity Fair' is a left-wing rag.

Television is not a gimmick.

Giving up your core business in search of a phantom audience is not wise.

Wolf Blitzer is an excellent reporter, but he's not a star.

I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings.