After my stroke I put down much of the luggage of my life. I didn't have to prove anything anymore - in business, in my personal life or whatever. And now, as I work on my autobiography, I enjoy looking back, seeing the connections, the causes and effects of my life.

I've always had a tremendously optimistic attitude about life, and the setbacks are never really setbacks for me, because I see it as a part of the adventure. And if you don't hold onto your dreams, you're a very foolish fellow, because dreams are what life is about.

The notion of the single man began in the 1950's. The idea of the bachelor as a separate life was new and obscure.

The Westwood Cemetery is just a few blocks from my home, and a number of my very dear friends are buried there.

It's hard to really compare new love and old love.

I think age, if you are healthy, I think age is largely a number. My mother lived to be 101. So I'm planning on another quarter century.

Retirement is unthinkable to me. The future is bright and very exciting and I'm looking forward to playing a part in it.