A conversation isn't a competition.

Large cocktail parties are an infamous technique for ridding yourself of social obligations to people you usually don't know well or like much, which is such an unpromising beginning that I've rarely known one that recovered and turned into a great party.

Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.

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

I didn't have a very religious family.

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

When you're interviewing someone, you're in control. When you're being interviewed, you think you're in control, but you're not.