The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

Heaven's sakes, there's only one party which I call the Property Party. It's got two wings. One is called the "Republican" and one is called "Democratic." It is the same party so it makes no difference whether a Democrat's elected or a Republican's elected. The ownership remains the same.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

Never offend an enemy in a small way.

The best novelist of my generation is an Italian living in Paris, still working and improving - Italo Calvino.

I don't seem to be cynical to myself but how what I say goes down with others is their problem. I'm realistic.

Since no one can ever know for certain whether or not his own view of life is the correct one, it is absolutely impossible for him to know if someone else's is the wrong one.