“I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a...” — Jayson Blair Quote

I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a college degree.

I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at 'The Times.'

I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

I just got tired of not getting a lot of respect because I was young and female. I thought people would take me more seriously if I had a college degree.

I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.'

A college degree can change the trajectory of a student's life.

A college degree is not essential, but if you're already in college, and if it's at all possible, you should definitely try to finish. In college, you have a very supportive community right there, and it can give you opportunities to try out new things.