When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper.

It's ridiculous for a country to get all worked up about a game—except the Super Bowl, of course. Now that's important.

We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins.

One of the sweetest things in life: a letter from a friend.

I've learned... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.

I've learned .... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.