Human beings are the only creatures on earth that claim a God and the only thing that behaves like it hasn't got one.

Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.

In the meantime, I would drink, rest, and ponder the meaning of this mob.

Anybody who thinks that 'it doesn't matter who's President' has never been Drafted and sent off to fight and die in a vicious, stupid war on the other side of the world

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

I knew a Buddhist once, and I've hated myself ever since.

The regrets I have are so minor. You know, would I leave my Keith Richards hat, with the silver skull on it, on the stool at the coffee shop at LaGuardia? I wouldn't do that again. But overall, no, I don't have any regrets.