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

The Republicans think they have a corner on morality.

Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.

Infants are interesting only to their parents.

Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them.

We pity or condemn the communist peoples of the world for being bound in the chains of doctrine. So are we. Our doctrine runs as follows: Our Way is the Only Way.

the incredible new medical technology has made it possible for highly disciplined teams of surgeons ... to keep stricken organisms alive even if the brain is irretrievably damaged or lung and heart incapable of functioning without mechanical help. Now it is not dust to dust, but human to vegetable.