You can't get something for nothing. Everybody remembers this except politicians.

I can think of a number of areas in New York where three acres of nuclear waste would make the neighborhood safer to walk around in than it is now, and better lit.

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

There was an austerely dignified award ceremony. By that I mean we had to buy our own drinks - in clear violation of the international journalists'code of truth, fairness and an open bar.

There are plenty of problems in the world, and doubtless climate change - or whatever the currently voguish phrase for it all is - certainly is one of them. But it's low on my list.

Sometimes you need a B-2 bomber and sometimes you need your mother.

Remember, your body needs 6 to 8 glasses of fluid daily. Straight up or on the rocks.