I don't bite you know ... unless it's called for.

You can only hope to get a combination of happy work and a happy life.

Who thinks you're as fantastic as your dog does?

If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others.

nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.

I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.

And I always heard people in New York never get to know their neighbors.