[My father] was very impressed when he saw "Death of a Salesman," I must say. He recognized himself to some extent.

Duke Ellington had a song, "What Am I Here For?" - this is what being pro-life is.

William Shawn was the editor of The New Yorker and for whom I worked for, God, 27 years; a man I respected enormously because of what he did, - what the magazine was about.

At least they [people] showed the world we could elect a black president.

Margot [Hentoff] dislikes Bill Clinton because he's totally untrustworthy, and you really ought to have some faith in whoever's going to be your president.

Every life is different; being pro-life is not only about saving the fetus, being pro-life is about all the stages of life.

I say personally because I am 84 years old, and [Barack Obama's] is the first administration that has scared me in terms of my lifespan.