There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.

The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bought it when I was downtown this morning.

I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is even more.

There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.

I got a cable from New York saying that what I'd written about the growth of Soviet agricultural production didn't make sense because the same levels were reached under the czars. I wanted to confirm it, but by then the censors were on to me.

Life within the Kremlin was shrouded in impenetrable secrecy.

Why can't a state that launches cosmonauts into space provide enough eggs and milk for its city children during the winter months?