I always thought there was some romance to that '30s leftist stuff, even though I'm a Republican.

The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television, and Bullshit

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

In the wake of Animal House, all of us at the Lampoon had a lot of Hollywood opportunities. We could definitely get people to return phone calls.

The body is forever teaching us lessons. There are all sorts of things that we can't do, shouldn't do, had better not do very often or do for too long as we get older. The body makes its presence known.

These were people who believed everything about the Soviet Union was perfect, but they were bringing their own toilet paper.

You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.