Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.

The greatest miracle of all, the human being.

Infants are interesting only to their parents.

I would call an intellectual one whose instrument of work - his mind - is also his major source of pleasure; a man whose entertainment is his intelligence.

certain kinds of people become Republicans and certain kinds of people become Democrats, and ... it's more than a matter of party affiliation. It's a way of thinking and being.

The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged.

One is as one is, and the love that can't encompass both is a poor sort of love.