There's no such thing as altruism.

Hay fever suffers tend to be above average in intelligence.

One of the advantages of the book's having been out there for more than a quarter century is that there's been time for people to report back on what it's done for them.

It's very nice to be able to be who you are.

Life insurance in America has traditionally been dominated by mutual insurers. Twelve of the fifteen largest life insurers are mutuals.

People don't need to find reasons to justify their not giving. What they need to find is the inspiration to give. And those who don't, but could afford to, are missing out on one of wealth's greatest luxuries.

I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.