In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.

I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.

There's enormous energy required to carry grudges - enormous energy! And I'm getting too old to expend my energy that way, cause I think every person has a limited amount of energy. So I have given up all grudges.

Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!

The person who is bent on killing you will follow you wherever you are.

Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life, and people do not wish to waste their lives once they've seen New York! This rural American thing - I'm telling you, it's a joke.

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.