... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech.

The things that matter most are not things.

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Sharing our depressions felt like having survived a war. The experience bonds you to the other person for life.

I worship the quicksand he [Richard Nixon] walks in.

I don't mind 800 million Chinese drinking a bottle [of Coca-Cola] a day, but I don't want them to bring back the empties.

The best things in life aren't things.