Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

It is liberalism, whether people like it or not, which has animated all the years of my life. What on Earth did conservatism ever accomplish for our country?

I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society.

It's that enthusiasm, that passion for what you're doing, that is most important.

New York is the true City of Light in any season.

When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the hat band. That was the way reporters were always portrayed in the movies.

The greatest thing you can do in life is to tell a young boy or girl that they're 'the very best' at something - baseball, reading, art. That gives them the wonderful feeling that they can do anything, which they can!