Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

Of course, in Los Angeles, everything is based on driving, even the killings. In New York, most people don't have cars, so if you want to kill a person, you have to take the subway to their house. And sometimes on the way, the train is delayed and you get impatient, so you have to kill someone on the subway. That's why there are so many subway murders; no one has a car.

Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people’s stuff.

Professional soldiers are people who die for a living.

Don't confuse my point of view with cynicism. The real cynics are the ones who tell you that everything's gonna be all right.

If you you think there is a solution, you're part of the problem.

When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent.