We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work... Bicycles are too slow and impuissant for a nation like ours. They belong in Czechoslovakia.

Summing it Up..."Where's a good place for dinner?" I asked. "There's the Brasserie Lipp on the Avenue St. Germaine," she said, "or La Coupole in Montmartre." "Not La Coupole," I said. "I've been there before. That's the place that's crowded and noisy and smells bad and everybody's rude as hell, isn't it?" "I think you just described France," she said.

Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.

The typical old-fashioned diet (in the nineteenth century) was so bad it almost assembled modern dieting.

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

Humor is a terrific tool for explaining things, especially when what you're explaining is frightening or dull and complicated.

A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.