I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.

A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for the liberation of others cannot be called 'meaningless'.

I have quite a decent constitution in spite of all my abuse of it and my advanced years. I'm still quite robust.

The penalty for getting mugged in an American city and losing your ID is that you can't fly home.

Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things... one of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.

A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.

We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid.