I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.

The fact is: It's true what they say about the United States. It is a land of opportunity. It is too various to get bored with it.

Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.

Three words for those who want to put the Christ back in Christmas: Jingle Bell Rock.

I don't envy or much respect people who are completely politicised.

Evelyn Waugh was in error when he said that in New York there was a neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistook for energy. There was, rather, a tensile excitement in the air which made one think - made me think for many years - that time spent asleep in New York was somehow time wasted. Whether this thought has lengthened or shortened my life I shall never know, but it has certainly colored it.

One of the reasons I decided to apply for American citizenship after something like a quarter of century of living here on a British, European Union passport and a green card, was my identification with the United States in the post-September 11th period.