Henry Kissinger should have the door shut in his face by every decent person and should be shamed, ostracized and excluded.

I think the socialist movement, by removing many, many people from grinding stagnation and poverty and overwork, does enable people not just to lead better lives but to be better people.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way.

I became a journalist because one didn't have to specialise.

Billy Graham is a boring, racist charlatan.

For me, the life of the angler is an almost flawless example of how not to have a good time.

Knowing that we are primates, I think, is a fascinating discovery, and a very interesting and rather cheering one.