I spent my first 50 years trying to become known as a writer and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous. I walk down the street or go to a football game and people shout, 'Hey Andy'. I hate that.

Did you ever notice that people who are good with a computer don't use it for much of anything except being good with a computer? They know all about information technology, but they don't have much interest in the information. I'm the opposite.

I've learned... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you.

I've learned... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers. More college graduates ought to become plumbers or electricians, then go home at night and read Shakespeare.

New ideas are one of the most overrated concepts of our time. Most of the important ideas that we live with aren't new at all.