[on the birth of his son after having had two daughters] I finally got it right.
The only way to break a bad habit was to replace it with a better habit.
When you use a dialect, you worry that the people you're imitating will think you're making fun of them.
Believe it or not, I supported Richard Nixon on the issue of presidential privilege. How could anyone conceive of being the president of the United States and think that every single thing that you say or do can become a part of the public record? It just seems so stupid to me.
I think the Greeks invented sports as an antidote to philosophy.
For a long time, I was afraid to be alone. I had to learn how to be alone. And there are still times when I think, Uh-oh! I gotta talk to somebody here or I'm gonna go crazy! But I like to be alone. Now I do. I really do. There's a big luxury in solitude.