Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future.

The problem of the modern economy is not a failure of a knowledge of economics; it's a failure of a knowledge of history.

My rule on honorary degrees has always been to have one more than Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Nostalgia combines regularly with manifest respectability to give credence to old error as opposed to new truth.

In the old days, land was important as the giver of all things. That period is gone now. Technology and brainpower are all that matters and yet conflicts over land, specially one like on the India-China border, that yields nothing, continue. This is a burden of ancient history that we continue to carry. If tomorrow there is settlement on planet Mars, we will begin to worry if others are interested.

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.