George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
bunch gathering people sports
Sports is a bunch of people gathering around, watching something that they're not actually connected to - they're just emotionally connected.
cherry friend jeff ron work
It's a dream for me to work with Ron MacLean and Don Cherry as well as my old friend Jeff Marek, who I started my career with.
people
I'm looking for conversations that will be meaningful with people that want to have meaningful connections with an audience.
music operate
I operate with an emotional fearlessness, and I really feel music; I really feel songs.
love time
I only do what I love, when I love, how I love to fill up the time.
life los sort
I have sort of a life in Los Angeles.
knock list themes
I don't have a real plan when I do an interview. I have some themes that I want to hit. But I don't have a set list of questions that I knock off.
opportunity
I don't ever have the opportunity to wear a suit.
pat pull room single thousands watch
You watch Bono in a room - and we're talking about a room of thousands swarming around him - he'll take every single person and make that moment about them. You can pat him on the back or pull his arm, he's not looking away from the person he's talking to.
actual change congress conversation maybe mean people senate talk tough willing
Guns are part of the Constitution, and no one is willing to have that tough conversation with Congress and the Senate and the president to say maybe that's got to change. People talk about it - but I mean actual change.
serves
If an interview just serves the idea of celebrity, then I think that sucks. I don't want to do that.
cop good hopefully host job people
I really think a good host is just a connector. I'm more traffic cop than star. My job is to get people on and off the program, and hopefully keep the audience entertained.
life
I am who I am: I have my life experiences and my professional experiences.
listen people trust work
You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.