and i did the same thing with malcolm forbes. a great friend of mine. not feel good about malcolm forbes. then i realised he wasjust doing his thing just trying to do the right thing, and i apologised to malcolm forbes, because he was just really doing his thing. and malcolm forbes has since died. and new york city has lost a great guy and a great character. the impression from what you write is that you haven't had a good press. you haven't enjoyed relations with the press, you think the press has misled you, lied to you. is that an occupational hazard? i think it is an occupational hazard. i think a lot of the press is dishonest, i think a lot of the press is really, really dishonest. most people think i get great publicity. i happen to think i get terrible publicity. do you mind what people say about you ? i used to mind much more. the one thing i have learned is that it is a one—week phenomenon, sometimes even a one—day phenomenon. it doesn't matter. usually at the end of a week or even a day it is gone. once you get that into your head you can live