Homogeneity is much to be admired - in milk, for instance - but not for parties.

People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can't get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You're paying your membership dues in the human race.

The origin of a modern party is anthropological: humans meet and share food to lower hostility between them and indicate friendship.

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

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

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

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