I had a tight stomach all the time. I actually developed ulcers. I've learned better than to put all that internal pressure on myself.

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

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?

Just by luck, I picked good heroes to worship.

I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately.

I'm not any kind of social reformer.

I wasn't a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along.