The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me.

I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun.

A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.

I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.

Many years from now when your children ask what New York City was like just after 9/11, this will be the book you give them in response. It's an exquisite novel full of heart, soul, passion and intelligence, and it's the one this great New York author was born to write.

The first day of the rest of my life.

Sometimes if you want to know for sure whether the stove is hot, the only way to find out is to touch it.