Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something.

It is perfectly clear that people, given no alternative, will choose tyranny over anarchy, because anarchy is the worst tyranny of all... The special nature of liberties is that they can be defended only as long as we still have them. So the very first signs of their erosion must be resisted, whether the issue be domestic surveillance by the Army, so-called preventive detention, or the freedom of corporate television, or that of a campus newspaper.

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.

The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety.

Consultant: an ordinary guy more than 50 miles from home.