A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.

The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.

I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'

Old San Francisco - the one so many nostalgics yearn for - had buildings that related well to each other.

Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate.

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around.