Being alive at 87 is quite an accomplishment if you're curious, interested, seeing the fun out of life, doing things, having a purpose.

My age now, like my age 20 years ago, marks the year in which I was born. That's all.

Yes, I backed the hula hoop. And I had a lot of other people come to me with ideas that turned out well

The depths of the Depression. You didn't ask what the job was, what the pay was, you didn't ask about stock options, or - you said yes

Kids do say the darndest things

Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.

Children have an unerring instinct for knowing when they are being patronized. They go immediately on the defensive against head-patting adults who treat them like strange beings.