Hey, Dan [Rather], is that Texasisms? You sound like sort of the newsman's Ross Perot.

Hey it's Dan Marino! If I were Dan Marino I'd definitely buy this car. Well, not this car. I'm going to (mess) this car up. But something like it.

I'm sort of the comic relief after a hard day at work. My message is that it's OK to relax.

I'd shout 'Hey Dan! Can I have your sausage?' and he'd nod yes. Then: 'Hey Dan, how about the bacon?' - and then the eggs, and then the toast - and he'd say 'yes, yes yes'.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

Denial is the number one aspect of medicine. That's why people don't get check-ups.