I love working on a typewriter - the rhythm, the sound; it's like playing the piano, which I do, too.

One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one more adventure, another more security, and so on. It is this diversity that makes a country, indeed a state, a city, a church, or a family, healthy. 'One-size-fits-all,' and that size determined by the State has a name, and that name is 'slavery.'

We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.

My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die.

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money.

The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, as those you've won money from are not likely to commiserate with you. Winning takes getting used to.

Opportunity may knock, but it seldom nags.