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

Work harder than everybody. You're not going to get it by whining, and you're not going to get it by shouting, and you're not going to get it by quitting. You're going to get it by being there.

Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.

New York is a galaxy of adventure at once elegant, exciting and bizarre. It's a city that moves so fast, it takes energy just to stand still.

The news media in general are liberals.

politics ... is the hottest, most dangerous subject in the land. It's not only a conversation-wrecker, it's a friendship-wrecker, a family-wrecker, a job-wrecker, a future-wrecker.

Celebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters - and with much the same defensive mechanisms.