[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.

Carter couldn't elect a dog-catcher.

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

Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem.

I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.

I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone.

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.