I do feel that evolution is being controlled by some sort of divine engineer. I can't help thinking that. And this engineer knows exactly what he or she is doing and why, and where evolution is headed. That's why we've got giraffes and hippopotami and the clap.

Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled.

My ancestors came over from Germany about the time of the Civil War and one of them lost a leg and went back to Germany.

People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I think it's a much better argument against foxholes.

Why throw money at problems? That is what money is for. Should the nation's wealth be redistributed? It has been and continues to be redistributed to a few people in a manner strikingly unhelpful.

There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.

You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too.