I can now say without hesitation the Marine Corps was the best foster home I ever had.

The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.

War for most men is not fighting or marching in parades. It is sitting around somewhere wondering what the hell you are supposed to be doing.

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

Television has a real problem. They have no page two. Consequently every big story gets the same play and comes across to the viewer as a really big, scary one.

I became a hero to everyone because I didn't take dialysis and was still alive.

When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it