Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.

Don't worry about finding your bliss right now. Not even our President knew what his bliss was, nor did I. One of these days to your own surprise, your bliss will find you. But no matter what you do, participate, be there, full force, full heart, full steam ahead.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

The word 'charismatic' was made for Fidel Castro. You would have liked him, I would have liked him. Then you had to stop and say, 'Just a minute. This is a man who does not believe in freedom of the press...does not believe in democracy as we know democracy, had political prisoners.'

For a man who likes to talk, Fidel Castro does very few interviews.