Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race.

Get out of control, but appear under control. It?s not bad to alarm other people, though ? it?s good for them.

I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

I am not a yachting person, by nature, but I have just enough experience on the sea under sail to feel a certain nostalgia for it when I see a big white racing yacht heeled over at cruising speed on the ocean, and I can still tie a mean bowline knot on just about anything in less than 10 seconds.

I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me

Some people will tell you that slow is good - but I'm here to tell you that fast is better.

Too weird to live, and too rare to die.